Nice start for

Les Eternels

.

The latest addition to the Marvel team and the work of Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao, rose to the top of the American box office for its first week of operation, according to provisional estimates from the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations published on Sunday.

The feature film, which features a brigade of time-impervious superheroes sent to Earth by a higher force to protect humanity, raised $ 71 million between Friday and Sunday, despite mixed reviews.

The Eternals

 juggle with a five-star cast including actresses Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek and Gemma Chan as well as

Game of Thrones

star

 Richard Madden.

"Dune" and "James Bond" hang on

Also blessed with a constellation of stars including Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac and Zendaya,

Dune

, an adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 interstellar novel, comes in second with just $ 7.6 million in revenue for its third week. in cinemas (83.9 million since its release).

The film tells the story of the powerful Atreides family assigned to the management of a planet where the "spice" is produced, a mysterious substance essential for space travel.

Indestructible, the latest installment in the James Bond saga with Daniel Craig,

Die Can Wait

, retains its third place with $ 6.2 million for its fifth week of operation (more than 143 million in all). It stays ahead of

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

, in fourth place, with $ 4.5 million in revenue. Tom Hardy returns to his role as Eddie Brock, an investigative journalist with superpowers thanks to an alien parasite called Venom.

The animated film

Ron Unlocks

, on a college student and his robot Ron, has managed to snatch fifth position with $ 3.6 million in revenue.

Then we find 

The French Dispatch

(2.6 million),

Halloween Kills

(2.4 million),

Spencer

(2.1 million),

Affamés

(2 million) and

Last Night in Soho

(1.8 million dollars).

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