(Los Angeles) Christmas only arrives in a little over a month, but the fever of the end-of-year holidays has already reached the cinemas with Red Onewhich took first place at the North American box office upon its release, according to Sunday projections from the specialist firm.
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The MGM Studios film grossed some $34.1 million between Friday and Sunday. A result below expectations compared to the budget of a film “supposed from the beginning to be the launch of a saga of action comedies”, estimated David Gross, sector expert for Franchise Entertainment Research.
With a stellar cast including Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Red One tells of the kidnapping of Santa Claus and the hunt that follows to find him.
“The reviews are mediocre, but it's a popular film and it's the audience's feedback that counts,” said David Gross, noting that the feedback has so far been “excellent”.
In second place, Venom : The Last Dance loses ground after three weeks at the top of the box office. The science fiction film from Sony Studios collected $7.4 million between Friday and Sunday, bringing its total revenue in Canada and the United States to 127.6 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 Red Oneanother Christmas film arrives on the podium: The Best Christmas Pageant Everwhich had already created a surprise last week for its release by rising to second place.
Based on a children's book written by American author Barbara Robinson in 1972, the film tells the story of families in a small town undermined by the trickery of children who sow chaos during the annual Christmas pageant. The comedy grossed $5.4 million between Friday and Sunday.
Back on its heels, the horror film Heretic raised $5.2 million.
Led by a Hugh Grant who ventures out of his comfort zone, the horror film tells the story of two Mormon missionaries who try to convert a reclusive Englishman.
The Wild Robotan animated feature film from DreamWorks Studios, slipped to fifth place for its eighth weekend in theaters, with $4.3 million in revenue.
In this science fiction fresco, the robot Roz finds himself on an uninhabited island following a typhoon. To survive, she makes friends with the animals of the forest.
The rest of the top 10
- 6. Smile 2 (3 millions)
- 7. Conclave (2,9 millions)
- 8. Hello, Love, Again (2,4 millions)
- 9. At Real Pain (2,3 millions)
- 10. Anora (1,8 million)
