Los Angeles (AFP)
Defying the forecasts, an ultra-fast blue ball shook the North American box office: for its release, "Sonic the film" came out on top in cinemas this weekend, according to provisional figures published on Sunday by the specialized company Exhibitor Relations.
The feature film dedicated to the hedgehog of the Japanese group Sega, one of the most famous video game characters in the world, garnered $ 57 million in revenue from Friday to Sunday in the United States and Canada, for its first week . A figure that rises to 68 million including the day of Monday, public holiday in the United States.
Far behind, "Birds of Prey", a film inspired by the DC Comics universe with Margot Robbie headlining, came in second position.
Titled, in its long version, "Birds of Prey and the fantastical story of Harley Quinn", this spin-off of "Suicide Squad" (2016) brought in $ 17.1 million (19.5 over four days).
Another release, Sony's horror film "Nightmare Island", raised $ 12.4 million ($ 14 million in four days).
The film has attracted harsh criticism, such as that of CNN having called it "the tide of mind-numbing stupidity".
In fourth position, "The Photograph", a love story between two characters embodied by the actors Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield, had a good start on this Valentine's weekend with 12.3 million dollars (14 million in four days).
After several weeks at the top, "Bad Boys for Life", the third installment of the famous police saga tinged with humor, was fifth this time, with 11.3 million dollars earned (12.8 in four days).
Here's the rest of the Top 10:
6- "1917" ($ 8 million in three days, 9.3 in four days)
7- "Jumanji: next level" (5.7 million in three days, 9.4 million in four days)
8- "Parasite" which won the Oscar for best film a week earlier (5.5 million in three days, 7 million in four days)
9- "Dolittle" (5.1 million in three days, 6.3 million in four days)
10- "Downhill" (4.7 million in three days, 5.2 in four days)
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