The Lost City takes its place at the top of the North American box office

(Los Angeles) The Lost Citythe new action film mixed with romantic comedy with Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum, topped the American box office this weekend, according to provisional figures from the specialized firm Exhibitor Relations, published on Sunday.

The Paramount Studios feature film, directed by Adam and Aaron Nee, grossed $31 million from Friday to Sunday in the United States and Canada for its release.

Sandra Bullock plays the role of Loretta Sage, a successful novelist kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe, famous for the saga Harry Potter) who wants her to find a treasure in the heart of a hostile jungle. Alan (Channing Tatum), the model who poses for the cover of his books and whose abs are sharper than the brain, comes to his rescue.

“Stardom, crowd-pleasing romance, comedy, action: it’s a mix that has worked before, and it still does,” noted David Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.

And according to the specialized journal HollywoodReporterthe film was especially successful with female audiences, some 60% of tickets for The Lost City were sold to women.

The film dethrones The Batmanthe new dark opus of the adventures of the masked vigilante with Robert Pattinson, which nevertheless continued to reap solid receipts (20.5 million dollars).

Since its release a month ago, the feature film directed by Matt Reeves, with a budget of 200 million dollars, is an international success with 673 million dollars in worldwide receipts, according to figures from the firm Comscore.

The epic fresco RRRan Indian film about revolutionary heroes during the colonial era, surprises third place with $9.5 million, an exceptional result for a three-hour historical film in Telugu, a language of southern India. India.

Unchartedadaptation of the successful video game published by Sony, where Tom Holland embodies a treasure hunter, comes in fourth position with 5 million dollars (133.5 million in total).

The animated movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0 from studio Crunchyroll/Funimation, came in at number five, with $4.6 million.

Huge popular success in Japan, this film of dark inspiration, which tells the fight of a young man who became an exorcist against evil spirits, had collected last week a surprising second place for its release in North American cinemas.