The feature film, in which Zachary Levi plays the leading role, collected $ 30.5 million between Friday and Sunday in American and Canadian theaters, which is much less than the 53.5 million made by the first opus, released in 2019.
This sequel is thus "one of the worst starts for a big Hollywood superhero movie," noted the specialized magazine Hollywood Reporter.
In second place, "Scream VI" recorded $17.5 million in revenue.
For the sixth episode of this famous series of horror films, where the scary "Ghostface" rages this time in New York, we find the favorite actress of the series Courteney Cox, but also the star of the series "Wednesday", Jenna Ortega.
On the third place of the podium, "Creed III", ninth film of the boxing saga "Rocky", and the first without Sylvester Stallone, has collected 15.3 million.
"Creed III" still tells the story of Adonis Creed -- Apollo's son -- who this time comes out of retirement for a long-awaited confrontation with a friend of yesteryear. It is the first film directed by Michael B. Jordan, who also plays the title role.
In fourth, the new sci-fi thriller from Sony Studios, "65 - the Earth before", starring Adam Driver, earned 5.8 million.
It is closely followed by "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania", the latest addition to the Marvel Universe, with about 4.1 million.
Here are the rest of the top 10:
6. "Crazy Bear" (3.9 million)
7. "Jesus Revolution" (3.5 million)
8. "Champions" (3 million)
9. "Avatar 2: The Way of Water" (1.9 million)
10. "Puss in Boots 2: The Last Quest" (1.5 million)
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