China News Agency, Los Angeles, March 5th (Reporter Zhang Shuo) The premiere of the boxing series "Creed III" (Creed III) was very popular, and it easily won the first place in the latest round of North American weekend box office rankings.

  According to the film market data released by the box office statistics website boxofficemojo on March 5, the North American weekend box office (3rd to 5th) of 31 films grossed approximately US$115 million, an increase of approximately 23% compared to the previous weekend.

  "Creed 3", which debuted on the 3rd, earned approximately US$58.66 million at the box office on its premiere weekend, accounting for half of the North American box office for this statistical period.

Including overseas markets, the sports drama has so far grossed $100 million at the box office.

  The boxing series "Creed" starring American movie star Michael B. Jordan was released in 2015, and the second film was released in 2018. The box office of the first two films exceeded 173 million and 214 million US dollars respectively.

The third film released after more than 4 years, Michael B. Jordan continues to star and direct for the first time.

At present, major movie websites evaluate it as IMDb score 7.4, MTC score 74, Rotten Tomatoes freshness 87%, and CinemaScore score A-.

Although it is not as good as the word-of-mouth of the first part, the first three evaluation data of "Creed 3" all surpass the second part.

Some viewers said that the plot of the film is simple, but fortunately, the visual effects and soundtrack are full of tension.

  Under the impact of new films, the box office of "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania) fell by about 61% month-on-month in its third release weekend, and it retreated from the top of the previous list with about US$12.47 million. Ranked second in the round.

At present, the cumulative box office of this Marvel sci-fi suspense action film in North America is about 187 million U.S. dollars. Including overseas markets, the total box office so far has exceeded 419 million U.S. dollars.

  "Cocaine Bear" (Cocaine Bear) followed closely, with a weekend box office of about 11.02 million US dollars, a drop of about 52% month-on-month, and retreated from the runner-up of the previous list to the third place in this round.

This limited-rated thriller-comedy has so far grossed about $52.01 million, nearly 80% of which came from North America.

  "Avatar: The Way of Water" (Avatar: The Way of Water) dropped to No. 6 this round from No. 4 on the previous list with a weekend box office of about $3.58 million.

This fantasy action film, which has been screened continuously for 12 weeks, has accumulated approximately 670 million US dollars in North America, and the global box office so far is approximately 2.282 billion US dollars.

  Another new film "Operation Fortune: Ruse deguerre", which was released on the same day as "Creed 3", ranked seventh on the list with an estimated US$3.16 million opening weekend box office.

Directed by Guy Ritchie, this action-comedy stars Jason Statham and Hugh Grant, among others.

At present, major movie websites evaluate it as 6.7 on IMDb, 51 on MTC, 52% on Rotten Tomatoes, and B+ on CinemaScore.

  In the new week, suspense horror film "Scream VI" (Scream VI), sports drama comedy "My Basketball Coach" (Champions) and sci-fi adventure action film "65" will be released on March 10.

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