Venom: The Last Dance takes the lead at the North American box office

(Los Angeles) The virus Venom : The Last Dance won over North American spectators and the film ranks for the third weekend in a row at the top of the box office, according to Sunday projections from the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations.

The science fiction film grossed $16.2 million between Friday and Sunday, bringing its total revenue in Canada and the United States to $114.8 million.

In this third opus, Tom Hardy once again takes on the role of a dissatisfied journalist who transforms into a terrifying alien with sharp teeth, with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple and Rhys Ifans at his side.

After Halloween, Christmas takes over: comedy The Best Christmas Pageant Ever creates a surprise for its release by rising to second place with 11.1 million dollars.

Based on a children’s book written by American author Barbara Robinson in 1972, it follows families in a small town undermined by the trickery of children who sow chaos during the annual Christmas pageant.

On his heels, the new film Heretic raised $11 million. Led by Hugh Grant, who ventures out of his comfort zone, the horror film brilliantly makes people cringe.

The story of two Mormon missionaries who attempt to convert a reclusive Englishman made “a very good start for an original horror film, which is not a series… with sensational reviews,” said David A. Gross, analyst for Franchise Entertainment Research.

The Wild Robota science fiction fresco from the DreamWorks studio, fell to fourth place for its seventh weekend in theaters in Canada and the United States, with $6.6 million in revenue. In this animated feature film, the robot Roz finds himself on an uninhabited island following a typhoon. To survive, she makes friends with the animals of the forest.

The Paramount film Smile 2which tells the story of a pop star (Naomi Scott) affected by a sinister curse, took fifth place with $5 million in revenue.