Los Angeles (AFP)
Video game action comedy "Free Guy" rose to the top of the North American box office for its first weekend of operation, grossing $ 28.4 million, according to provisional figures from the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations.
The film, which lightly explores the border between virtual and real, features an anti-hero played by Ryan Reynolds, a simple extra in a video game who seeks to take his destiny in hand, disrupting the well-oiled mechanics thought by the creators of the game.
The horror feature "Don't Breathe 2", which chronicles a game of massacre perpetuated by a blind veteran, comes in second, with $ 10.6 million, for its first weekend.
In third place is Disney's family adventure film "Jungle Cruise", with $ 9 million for the period Friday through Sunday.
Inspired by a Disney park attraction, the film follows the adventures of Dr. Lily Houghton, played by Emily Blunt, and her brother (Jack Whitehall) in the Amazon rainforest.
Just behind him, the soul queen Aretha Franklin biopic, "Respect" comes in fourth with $ 8.8 million, followed by the superhero film "The Suicide Squad" which accumulates 7.8 million dollars. dollars.
Here is the rest of the top 10:
"Old" ($ 2.4 million)
"Black Widow" ($ 2 million)
"Stillwater" ($ 1.3 million)
"The Green Knight" ($ 1.2 million)
"Space Jam: New Era" ($ 1.2 million)
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