Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s new film came in third place at the US box office, behind Vaiana 2 et Wicked.
Figures even lower than estimates. Sony’s new Marvel spin-off Kraven the Hunter, released Friday, December 13 in the United States, has so far only collected $11 million in revenue. The feature film centered on the enemy of the Spider-Man therefore ranks third at the North American box office.
The film also had a less good start than Madame Web, released in February, which nevertheless managed to attract 15 million spectators in North America for its first weekend of operation, recalls Variety . The first reviews of Kraven the Hunter, available from this Wednesday in France, are also not famous. It has a score of 15% on Rotten Tomatoes, the American review aggregate site. This film follows the adventures of Kraven (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), a man whose complex relationship with his father leads him towards a vengeance with brutal consequences, calling him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also the one of the most feared.
But the North American box office is picking up again with the success of the latest Disney cartoon.
Vaiana always in the lead
Vaiana 2, which marks the return of the Polynesian heroine, sits at the top of the North American box office for the third week in a row, according to estimates on Sunday from the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations. The animated film collected 26.6 million dollars in revenue between Friday and Sunday in theaters in the United States and Canada, or 337 million in North America since its release and a total of more than 700 million counting the international. This cartoon with the voices of Auli’i Cravalho for Vaiana and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for his friend, the demigod Maui, follows the first feature film released in 2016, which became the most watched film in 2023 on streaming platforms in the United States.
The big screen adaptation of the famous Broadway musical, Wicked which immerses spectators in the world of Wizard of Ozmaintains its second place and rakes in 22.5 million dollars, for a total of 359 million dollars (more than 500 million worldwide). In fourth position, Gladiator II, new feature film by Ridley Scott which brings to life the Colosseum of ancient Rome 24 years after its first epic, collects 7.8 million dollars (145 million in total). He is ahead of Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirriman incursion from the imaginary world of JRR Tolkien into the world of Japanese anime ($4.6 million).
