China News Service, Los Angeles, March 24 (Reporter Zhang Shuo) The fantasy adventure comedy "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" premiered and won the North American single-day and weekend box office championship.
According to movie market data released by the box office statistics website BoxOfficeMojo on March 24, the North American weekend box office (March 22 to 24) of 33 films reported approximately US$103 million, an increase of approximately 18% from the previous weekend. Led by "The Expendables: Frozen City," three new films released on the 22nd, including "Immaculate" and "Late Night with the Devil," entered the latest North American weekend box office top ten. powerful.
"The Expendables: Frozen City" leads this list by a wide margin with an opening weekend box office of approximately $45.2 million. Including markets outside North America, the total box office is now approximately US$61.6 million. The previous film in the "Suicide Squad" series, released in 2021, had a North American and global box office of approximately US$129 million and US$204 million respectively. "The Expendables: Frozen City", which was basically created by the original cast, surpassed its predecessor at the box office during its opening weekend, but the response to the opening has declined. Currently, major movie websites evaluate it with an IMDb score of 6.6 and an MTC score. 46. The Rotten Tomatoes freshness score is 43% (216 reviews), and the CinemaScore is B+.
"Dune: Part Two" continues to be the runner-up on this list with a weekend box office of approximately US$17.6 million. This sci-fi action film starring Hollywood star "Sweet Tea" Timothée Chalamet has a cumulative box office of approximately US$233 million in North America, and the total box office has exceeded US$574 million.
As the number of screening theaters began to decrease, the weekend box office of "Kung Fu Panda 4" fell 44.3% month-on-month, falling from the top spot in the previous list to third place in this round with approximately US$16.8 million. The animated film's cumulative box office in North America is now approximately US$133 million, with a total box office of approximately US$268 million.
The horror film "The Immaculate Conception", which debuted on the same day as "The Expendables: Frozen City," ranked fourth on this list with an opening weekend box office of approximately US$5.36 million. At present, major movie websites have evaluated it as IMDb score 6.3, MTC score 56, Rotten Tomatoes freshness 72% (111 reviews), and CinemaScore as C.
Another new film, "The Late Show," ranked sixth on the list with an opening weekend box office of approximately US$2.83 million. The opening response of this horror film on major movie websites is an IMDb score of 7.5, an MTC score of 72, and a Rotten Tomatoes freshness score of 96% (112 reviews).
In addition, Jia Ling's new film "Yolo" (Yolo) has begun to reduce the number of theaters showing it. The North American weekend box office this time was about 114,000 US dollars. Since its debut in North America on March 8, the comedy-drama film has grossed approximately US$1.75 million at the box office.
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