(Los Angeles) Knock at the cabinby the master of American suspense M. Night Shyamalan, took the lead at the North American box office upon its release, dethroning for the first time Avatar 2: The Way of the Water James Cameron, who remained at the top for seven weeks, according to figures from the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations on Sunday.
Knock at the cabin raked in $14.2 million between Friday and Saturday, a more than respectable score for a film that only cost around $20 million to produce.
M. Night Shyamalan takes up his favorite themes, with an isolated family in a cabin deep in the woods, who sees four strangers disembark, explaining to them that the end of the world has arrived and that the only way to avoid it is to sacrifice life. one of them.
Another good score of the weekend, the comedy 80 for Brady, with 12.5 million dollars takes second place at the box office. Its success is also a sign of the return of an older audience to cinemas.
This mainstream film features four stars aged 76 to 91, including Jane Fonda and Sally Field, fans of a football team on their way to the Super Bowl.
In third place, Avatar 2: The Way of the Water, grossed $10.8 million, bringing its total revenue to $636.4 million in North America alone. In total, James Cameron’s film collected 2.17 billion dollars, which places it in fourth place in the world of the most profitable films in the world.
Puss in Boots 2: The Last Questa children’s film from the world of the saga Shrek drops two places this week with eight million dollars raked in over the weekend.
And in fifth position, BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemaswhich debuted at the box office with $6.2 million, offers fans of South Korean group BTS the opportunity to catch up on the big screen with their favorite band, one of whom started his military service in December .
The rest of the top 10:
6. The worst neighbor in the world (4.2 million)
7. M3GAN (3.8 million)
8. missing (3.7 million)
9. The Chosen: Season 3 Finale (3.6 million)
10. Pathan (2.7 million)