Washington (AFP)
"The Snow Queen 2" petrified the North American box office, pocketing $ 127 million in revenue for its first weekend in North American theaters, according to preliminary figures released Sunday by the specialized company Exhibitor Relations.
Queen Elsa, Princess Anna and Snowman Olaf have continued to melt the hearts of young people, for the highly anticipated second installment of one of Disney's greatest animation hits.
The sequel (in theaters in France on November 20) focuses on the history of the royal family of Arendelle and promises to answer questions from fans, especially about the origin of the amazing powers of Elsa.
"Frozen 2", released just in time for the holidays, made the third best start for an animated film behind Disney's "Indestructible 2" (2018) and "The World of Dory" (2016), according to Variety.
"Le Mans 66", an American film about the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans French car endurance race, went up to second place at the box office with $ 16 million for the weekend, (58 million in one week) .
"An Extraordinary Friend", third place on the podium for his $ 13.5 million release, tells the story of a journalist and American children's talk show host Fred Rogers about writing an article, played by Tom Hanks.
For its release in theaters, the thriller "Manhattan Lockdown" has raised $ 9.2 million, rising to 4th place in the North American box office. In the movie produced by STX Films, a New York police detective decides to close 21 bridges in Manhattan to find the police killers.
Here is the rest of the Top 10:
"Midway" with 4.7 million dollars (43 million since its release)
"Playing with Fire" with 4.6 million (31.6 million since its release)
"The Art of Lying" 3.4 million (11.8 million since its release)
"Charlie's Angels" 3.2 million (13.9 million since its release)
"Last Christmas" 3 million (27.8 million since its release)
"Joker" 2.8 million (326.9 million since its release)
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