China News Agency, Los Angeles, February 26th (Reporter Zhang Shuo) Although "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania) showed a large drop in the second weekend of its release, it continued to hold its top spot. Topped the North American weekend box office charts.
According to the film market data released by the box office statistics website boxofficemojo on February 26, the weekend box office of 33 films in North America (24th to 26th) was about 90.66 million US dollars, a drop of about 37% compared with the previous weekend.
The sci-fi suspense action film "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Frenzy" premiered on the 17th. With the number of theaters remaining unchanged, the box office of the second release weekend was reported to be about 32.2 million US dollars, a month-on-month decrease of 69%.
At present, the opening film of the fifth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has earned a total of approximately US$167 million in North America. Including overseas markets, the total box office so far is approximately US$364 million.
"Cocaine Bear," which debuted on the 24th, earned an estimated US$23.09 million in its opening weekend box office.
This R-rated thriller-comedy is based on a true 1985 incident about a black bear who accidentally ingests drugs.
At present, major movie websites evaluate it as 6.5 on IMDb, 54 on MTC, 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, and B- on CinemaScore.
"Avatar: The Way of Water" (Avatar: The Way of Water), which has been screened for 11 weeks, dropped from the runner-up in the previous list to the fourth place in this round with a weekend box office of about 4.7 million US dollars.
At present, the North American box office of this fantasy action film is about 665 million U.S. dollars. Including overseas markets, the total box office so far has reached 2.267 billion U.S. dollars.
"Puss in Boots 2" (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish) followed closely behind, retiring from No. 4 in the previous list to No. 5 in this round with a weekend box office of about 4.12 million US dollars.
Since its premiere on December 21, 2022, this animated cartoon with a freshness of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes has been among the top five in the North American weekend box office rankings for 10 consecutive times, showing its long-lasting box office appeal.
At present, the cumulative box office of the film in North America is about 173 million U.S. dollars. Including overseas markets, the total box office so far is about 443 million U.S. dollars.
In addition, the drama "Jesus Revolution," the comedy-drama "Magic Mike's Last Dance," the suspense-horror "Knock at the Cabin," the comedy-drama " 80 for Brady, thriller drama "Missing" and comedy drama "A Man Called Otto" share the top ten North American weekend box office in turn other seats.
In the new week, the thriller "Hunt Her, Kill Her" and the action-comedy "Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre" will be released on March 3.
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