Los Angeles (AFP)

The North American box office is a children's game for "Toy Story 4", which has won first place with nearly $ 121 million in revenue from its first weekend of operation, according to the final figures published Monday by the specialized company Exhibitor Relations.

The fourth part of the adventures of cowboy Woody and Buzz Eclair, however, makes an arrival on the screens a little worse than expected. On the basis of his "excellent reviews", the magazine Variety promises to remain in theaters "until the end of the summer".

In this new installment of Pixar-Disney Studios, Woody, abandoned by his new owner Bonnie, enjoys a camper trip to convince Forky, made by the girl with a fork and three pieces of string, he is a toy.

It is a doll much less friendly who is placed in second position of the box office. The horror movie "Child Play" and its "evil doll" earned $ 14.1 million for its first weekend in theaters.

A good result for this remake of a 1988 film - which at the time made famous the bloody doll Chucky - whose production costs did not exceed ten million dollars.

The third place remains at "Aladdin", with Will Smith in the role of engineering, with revenues of 13.2 million. Since its release five weeks ago, the Disney film has garnered more than 288 million dollars in North America.

The new adventures of the "Men in Black" are relegated to the fourth place, with $ 10.7 million between Friday and Sunday, while they had dominated the rankings since their release last week.

Fifth place went to the animated film "Like Beasts 2", which earned 10.3 million over the weekend and 117 million in three weeks.

Here is the rest of the Top 10:

6 - "Rocketman", biopic on the life of Elton John: 5.6 million dollars (77 million in four weeks);

7 - "John Wick Parabellum": 4.1 million (156 million in six weeks);

8 - "Godzilla 2 - King of Monsters": 3.8 million (102.5 million in four weeks);

9 - "Anna", new film directed by French Luc Besson: 3.6 million;

10 - "X-Men: Dark Phoenix": 3.5 million (60.1 million in three weeks).

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