(Los Angeles) The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesa prequel to the saga of the same name, remained at the top of the box office for its second weekend in North American theaters, fending off the invasion of Ridley Scott’s new film Napoleon.
The fifth film in the saga, it collected $42 million over the Thanksgiving long weekend, according to estimates from specialist firm Exhibitor Relations published on Sunday.
That’s $10 million more than the very ambitious Napoleon by Ridley Scott, released Wednesday, and which attempts in 2 hours 39 minutes to combine Homeric battles and the sentimental life of Bonaparte.
The new feature film from the director of Gladiator, Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise ranks second at the box office in the United States and Canada.
In third place, the new Disney animated film, wish, which celebrates the studios’ 100th anniversary with dozens of nods to its vast heritage, and takes the opportunity to reconnect with its passion for evil characters. It raised $31.7 million over the five-day weekend.
Comes next Trolls Band Together, with $25.3 million. This other animated film tells the story of “Branch” and the “boy band” that he formed with his brothers. When one of them is kidnapped, “Branch” and his sweetheart “Poppy” go looking for him.
Thanksgiving comes in fifth place at the box office ($11 million). The film, which, as its name suggests, is in the realm of horror, takes place in a small town in the northeast of the United States, terrorized by an ax killer at the time of the famous Northeastern festival. American.
Here is the rest of the top 10
The Marvels (9.2 million)
Winter Break (3.8 million)
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2.3 million)
Five Nights at Freddy’s (2.4 million)
Saltburn (2 millions)