(Los Angeles) For the second weekend in a row, the musical Mean Girlsadapted from the eponymous film released in 2004, remains at the top of the North American box office, according to the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations.
More than one in five people who fled the winter cold to take refuge in a cinema between Friday and Sunday went to see this story of high school girls that we love to hate.
The film is directed by Tina Fey, who wrote the screenplay for the film Mean Girls released in 2004 and became cult in the United States.
The actress returns to her role as a math teacher alongside Angourie Rice, Renee Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho and Bebe Wood. Lindsay Lohan, star of the first film, only makes a brief appearance this time.
Produced by Paramount, the musical collected 11.7 million revenues between Friday and Sunday, and is ahead of The Beekeeper and its 8.5 million dollars.
In this action film, a former military member of the special forces, now a beekeeper, seeks revenge on a mysterious group whose cruel scams led to the suicide of an elderly woman.
The eccentric chocolatier Wonkaplayed by Timothée Chalamet, has garnered more than 6.4 million and has not left the podium since its release in North America on December 15.
The romantic comedy Anyone but you from Sony is in fourth place with $5.4 million raised. The actors Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, seen recently in Top Gun: Maverickplay two lovebirds whose initial romance is marred by misunderstandings.
In fifth place, the animated film Migration from Universal raised $5.3 million. An extravagant family of mallards is seeking to reach Jamaica from the northeastern United States. In the French version, the voices bring together Pio Marmaï, Laure Calamy and Waly Dia.
The rest of the top 10
6. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom ($3.6 million)
7. ISS (3 million)
8. Night Swim (2.7 million)
9. The Boys in the Boat (2.5 million)
10. Poor Things (2 millions)