China News Agency, Los Angeles, May 29 (Reporter Zhang Shuo) "Top Gun: Maverick" (Top Gun: Maverick), the sequel, which was released after a lapse of 36 years, had a successful premiere and topped the North American weekend box office charts. .

　　The North American box office statistics website boxofficemojo.com released the latest movie market data on May 29. The North American weekend box office (May 27 to 29) of 24 films reported about 175 million US dollars, an increase of about 100 million US dollars compared with the previous weekend. .

Combined with the May 30 Memorial Day holiday in the U.S., the four-day weekend North American box office is expected to exceed $213 million.

　　In May of this year, the North American box office curve can be described as ups and downs.

　　Marvel's latest fantasy adventure film "Doctor Strange 2: The Multiverse of Madness", which debuted on May 6, made a "dream start" for the North American film market in May with about $187 million at the opening weekend box office. .

Subsequently, in line with the box office decline of "Doctor Strange 2: Multiverse of Madness", the North American box office also showed a decline in what industry insiders called a "free fall".

In the third weekend of May, 48 films grossed only $75.61 million, the worst weekend box office in May in the 20 years between 1999 and 2020, before the outbreak of the new crown epidemic.

　　With the strong debut of "Top Gun 2: The Lone Ranger", the North American box office finally turned around in one fell swoop in the last weekend of May.

　　In May 1986, Paramount Pictures released the first "Top Gun" starring Tom Cruise at the age of 24.

The film became popular both in word of mouth and at the box office, earning over $180 million in North America and over $357 million worldwide.

In 2018, the sequel to "Top Gun" started filming, and the nearly 60-year-old Hollywood star Tom Cruise once again played the leading role, interpreting the new life story of the legendary pilot.

　　"Top Gun 2: The Lone Ranger" was originally scheduled to premiere in June 2020, but was delayed to May 27 this year due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Within three days of its opening weekend, the film grossed about $124 million at the North American box office, with an estimated $151 million over the Memorial Day long weekend, and a global total of about $261 million.

The film has been widely praised since its premiere at the 75th Cannes International Film Festival. At present, the major film review websites have rated it as 78 on MTC and 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. It is one of the most popular films in Hollywood this year. one.

Some viewers said that the film "has inheritance, tribute, and advancement", and "the IMAX visual experience is explosive."

　　Under the impact of the new film, "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness", the three-time winner of the weekend box office in North America, retreated to the second place in this round of rankings with a month-on-month drop of 49.2%.

The film grossed about $16.4 million in North America in its fourth opening weekend, and is expected to gross about $21.1 million over the Memorial Day long weekend.

At present, the North American box office of the film is about 375 million US dollars, and the global box office has reached 873 million US dollars.

　　Another new film, "The Bob's Burgers Movie," which debuted on the same day as "Top Gun 2: The Lone Ranger," also made a good start at its premiere, ranking third in the North American weekend box office chart.

The animated comedy, based on the hit animated series that aired for 12 seasons, grossed about $12.6 million in North America within three days of its opening weekend and is expected to gross about $15 million over the Memorial Day long weekend.

At present, major film review websites have rated it as 75 on MTC and 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.

　　It was followed by the second "Downton Abbey" film series "Downton Abbey: A New Era" (Downton Abbey: A New Era) produced by the original cast.

The romance drama dropped from No. 2 to No. 4 in its second opening weekend with about $5.9 million, a 63.1% month-on-month drop.

At present, the film's total box office is about 70.58 million US dollars, which is still a big gap compared with the North American box office of the first "Downton Abbey" film released in September 2019 which exceeded 96.85 million US dollars and the global box office of over 192 million US dollars.

　　In the new week, thriller horror films such as "Watcher" will be released on June 3.

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