(Los Angeles) Fifteen weeks after its release, Top Gun: Maverickthe sequel to the fighter jet movie starring Tom Cruise, returned to the top of the North American box office, signaling a lackluster end to summer for Hollywood and movie theaters, according to the firm’s preliminary estimates on Monday. specialized in Exhibitor Relations.
Posted at 3:46 p.m.
The Paramount and Skydance blockbuster raked in $7.9 million in the United States and Canada from Friday to Monday. A relatively small amount despite a three-day weekend including Labor Day Monday.
Without a big Hollywood novelty, Americans, who could take advantage of National Cinema Day on Saturday, with tickets for only 3 dollars across the country, fell back on films already released, such as Top Gun: Maverickwhich now totals $701 million in U.S. revenue ($740 million overseas), or High-speed trainthe action film with Brad Pitt, in second position with 7.3 million dollars.
In third position comes Spider-Man: No Return, already released last December, but which Sony has reissued with eleven more minutes. The film grossed $6.6 million.
The animated movie DC Krypto Super-Dog and its superpowered canine hero ranks fourth ($6.4 million), just ahead of the horror flick Hell’s Ball ($6 million).
The rest of the ranking
6. The beast (4.7 million)
7. Minions 2: Once Upon a Time Gru (4.2 million)
8. Jaws (reissue, 3.1 million)
9. Thor: Love and Thunder (3.1 million)
10. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2.8 million)