North American box office: "Godzilla vs. Kong: Rise of an Empire" premieres at No. 1

　　China News Service, Los Angeles, March 31 (Reporter Zhang Shuo) The sci-fi adventure action film "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" had a good start at its premiere and ranked in the latest North American weekend box office rankings Far ahead on the list.

　　According to movie market data released by the box office statistics website BoxOfficeMojo on March 31, the North American weekend box office (March 29-31) of 34 films reported approximately US$136 million, an increase of approximately 26% from the previous weekend. So far in 2024, 13 Ranked among the best in the weekend box office statistics.

　　"Godzilla vs. Kong: Rise of an Empire" has firmly topped the single-day box office list in North America since its debut on March 29, and accounted for more than half of the North American box office in that statistical period with an opening weekend box office of approximately US$80 million. This is also the second-largest opening performance in North America since entering 2024, second only to the opening weekend box office of "Dune: Part Two" of approximately US$82.51 million.

　　The first "Godzilla vs. Kong" was released three years ago and earned approximately US$100 million in North America, with a total box office of approximately US$470 million. "Godzilla vs. Kong: Rise of an Empire" is still directed by American director Adam Wingard. Its opening weekend box office performance far exceeded that of the first film, with the current total box office reaching approximately US$194 million. However, judging from the response to the opening, major movie websites rated it as IMDb score 6.7, MTC score 47, Rotten Tomatoes freshness 55% (170 reviews), CinemaScore score A-, of which the latter three data are inferior to the previous film.

　　Under the strong impact of new films, although the number of screening theaters has not decreased, the box office of "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire) dropped 65.1% month-on-month in its second opening weekend, with approximately US$15.7 million, ranking first on the list from the previous period. Relegated to second place in this round's rankings. The fantasy adventure comedy currently has a cumulative box office of approximately US$73.4 million in North America, with a total box office of approximately US$109 million.

　　As the number of screening theaters continues to decrease, the sci-fi action film "Dune 2" dropped from the runner-up in the previous list to the third place in this round with a weekend box office of approximately US$11.1 million, a 37% month-on-month decrease. The film's cumulative box office in North America is now approximately US$252 million, and its total box office has exceeded US$626 million.

　　"Kung Fu Panda 4" followed closely behind, with a weekend box office of approximately US$10.2 million, a 38.2% month-on-month decrease, and dropped from the third place in the previous list to the fourth place in this round's ranking. The animated film's cumulative box office in North America is now approximately US$152 million, with a total box office of approximately US$347 million.

　　Two other new films, "Tillu Square" and "Crew", released on March 29, also entered the top ten at the North American weekend box office this time, premiering with approximately US$1.87 million and US$1.5 million respectively. The weekend box office ranked 8th and 9th on the list, with IMDb ratings of 7.4 and 8.2 respectively.

　　In addition, the horror film "Immaculate", the adventure film "Arthur the King", the horror film "Late Night with the Devil" and the thriller "Imaginary" ) are listed in sequence among the top ten North American weekend box office seats.

　　Jia Ling's new film "Yolo" (Yolo), as the number of screening theaters continues to decrease, this time it won approximately US$62,000 at the weekend box office with a double-digit number of screening theaters. This comedy-drama film debuted in North America on March 8 and has grossed approximately US$1.88 million at the North American box office so far.

　　In the new week, the documentary "On the Adamant" and the thriller action film "Monkey Man", which won the Golden Bear Award in the main competition unit of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, will be released on April 5. Released. (over)