China News Service, San Francisco, May 23. This weekend, the horror film "Spiral: From the Book of Saw" won the North American weekend box office again, and "Fast & Furious 9" The film market outside North America has been very rewarding.

　　According to data released by the North American box office statistics website "boxofficemojo.com" on May 23, Lionsgate’s "Chain Saw 9: Maelstrom" dropped 48% in the second weekend of its release, earning 455 from 2991 theaters in North America. Ten thousand US dollars, continue to rank first in the North American weekend box office list.

Since its release, the total North American box office of the film has reached 15,827,700 U.S. dollars, and the international box office has reached 22,547,700 U.S. dollars.

This also helped the global box office of the "Chainsaw Cry" series to exceed the $1 billion mark.

　　The action film "Wrath of Man" directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jason Statham received $2.9 million from 3,007 theaters in North America this weekend, and the box office fell by 20.7%, making it on the North American weekend box office rankings. Still ranked second.

At present, the total box office of the film in North America is 18.8 million U.S. dollars, and the total global box office is 71 million U.S. dollars.

　　The third place on the North American weekend box office chart is still Angelina Jolie's "Those Who Wish Me Dead" (Those Who Wish Me Dead).

The film was shown in 3379 theaters in North America, with a box office revenue of $1.8 million.

In the two weeks since its release, the total North American box office of the film has reached 5.5 million U.S. dollars and the international box office has reached 13 million U.S. dollars.

　　On the 12th weekend of its release, the North American box office of the animated film "Raya and the Last Dragon" fell only 2.3%, with a box office of $1.7 million from 2,375 theaters, ranking fourth on the list.

Since its release, the North American box office of "Legend of the Dragon" is close to 48.3 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office is close to 111.6 million U.S. dollars.

　　Another animated film "Godzilla vs. Kong" (Godzilla vs. Kong) received $1.4 million from 2,552 theaters in North America this weekend, with a box office drop of 5.6%, ranking fifth on the list.

At present, the total box office of this Warner Bros. film in North America has exceeded 96.9 million US dollars, and the global box office has exceeded 432.3 million US dollars.

　　"Demon Slayer: Mugen Train" (Demon Slayer: Mugen Train) this weekend at the North American box office of 1.33 million US dollars, ranked sixth on the charts, and "Mortal Kombat" (Mortal Kombat) was 935,000 US dollars. Ranked seventh.

　　Compared to the plain North American film market, the most attractive box office news this weekend comes from film markets outside of North America.

"Fast and Furious 9" launched by Universal Pictures has been released in 8 film markets outside North America, with a global box office of 162 million U.S. dollars, of which the box office revenue from China is 135 million U.S. dollars.

The film is also the first Hollywood movie to earn more than $100 million in the Chinese market after "Avengers: Endgame" in 2019.

At the same time, "Fast and Furious 9" is the highest-grossing Hollywood movie outside North America since the beginning of the new crown epidemic.

　　"Fast and Furious 9" will be released in North America on June 25.

In addition, on the upcoming Memorial Day weekend in the United States, Paramount Pictures’ "A Quiet Place Part II" will compete with Disney’s "Cruella" .

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