The highly anticipated adaptation of the most popular role-playing game, starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant and the star of the series "Bridgerton" Regé-Jean Page, earned $ 38.5 million between Friday and Sunday, a very good performance according to industry experts.
The feature film produced by Paramount and eOne, which is set in a medieval-fantasy universe, has received "remarkable" reviews and public reception and has the "potential to generate sequels," according to David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.
It precedes the fourth installment of the "John Wick" saga, in which Keanu Reeves resumes his role as a hitman fighting an international criminal group, which lands in second place with $ 28.2 million for its second week of operation.
The new episode of the "Scream" saga, "Scream VI" with Courteney Cox and the star of the series "Wednesday" Jenna Ortega, remains on the third step of the podium with $ 5.3 million in revenue for its fourth week in theaters.
In this horror film that mixes horror and self-mockery, the scary "Ghostface" is rampant this time in New York.
"His Only Son", a biblical fresco by Angel Studios that traces the episode of Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac, takes fourth place with $ 5.3 million for its first week of operation.
The boxing film "Creed III", ninth in the "Rocky" saga and the first without Sylvester Stallone, plummets to fifth place, raking in $5 million for its fifth week. It is the first film directed by Michael B. Jordan, who also plays the title role.
Here are the rest of the top 10:
6. "Shazam! The Rage of the Gods" ($4.7 million)
7. "A Thousand and One" (1.8 million)
8. "65 - The Land Before" (1.6 million)
9. "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" (1.2 million)
10 "Jesus Revolution" (1 million)
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