north american box office: "deadpool and wolverine" became the first north american weekend box office "five crowns" winner this year
2024-09-02
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north american box office: "deadpool and wolverine" became the first north american weekend box office "five crowns" winner this year
china news service, los angeles, september 1 (reporter zhang shuo) the american marvel superhero movie "deadpool & wolverine" became the first north american weekend box office "five crowns" winner in 2024.
according to movie market data released by the box office statistics website boxofficemojo on september 1, the north american weekend box office (august 30 to september 1) of 32 films closed at approximately us$77.65 million, a decrease of approximately 12% from the previous weekend, and has been on a downward trend for five consecutive statistical cycles.
the latest north american weekend box office top ten list was generally uneventful, with the top three spots all retained and the two new films failing to make much of a splash.
the sci-fi action comedy "deadpool vs. wolverine" won the north american weekend box office championship for the fifth time with about 15.18 million us dollars. since its release on july 26, the film's north american box office has exceeded 600 million us dollars and the global box office has reached 1.262 billion us dollars. it continues to rank second in the north american and global box office charts in 2024, second only to the latest masterpiece "inside out 2" by pixar animation studios in the united states.
the sci-fi horror film "alien: romulus" followed closely behind, retaining the second place in the north american weekend box office with about $9.32 million. since its release half a month ago, the film has grossed about $90.95 million in north america and a total of about $286 million.
"it ends with us" took third place in the north american weekend box office for the third time in a row with about $7.43 million. the north american box office of this romantic drama is now about $136 million, and the total box office is about $286 million.
the new film "reagan" released on august 30 ranked fourth on this list with a box office of about 7.4 million us dollars in its first weekend. this historical biographical drama starring veteran american actor dennis quaid, although cinemascore scored a, but the opening response on other major movie websites was only 6.5 on imdb, 22 on mtc, and 19% freshness on rotten tomatoes (42 reviews).
another new film released on the same day, afraid, ranked ninth in the opening weekend box office with about $3.7 million. this sci-fi suspense horror film was written and directed by american filmmaker chris weitz. currently, major film websites have rated it as 5.2 on imdb, 27 on mtc, 22% on rotten tomatoes (27 reviews), and cinemascore c+.
it is worth mentioning that among the top ten north american weekend box office movies this time, two “old faces” bucked the trend and rose.
despite the continued decrease in the number of theaters showing the action-adventure film "twisters", the box office this weekend increased by 17.3% month-on-month, with a total of approximately $7.16 million, rising from the sixth place in the previous list to the fifth place in this round. since its premiere on july 19, its north american box office has been approximately $260 million and the global box office has been approximately $358 million.
thanks to the increase in theaters, inside out 2, which has been ranked in the top ten of north american weekend box office for 12 consecutive statistical cycles, saw a 35.9% increase in box office revenue month-on-month, and continued to rank 10th on the list with approximately $2.77 million. the north american box office of this fantasy animation is currently approximately $651 million, and the global box office has reached $1.667 billion.
in the new week, the thriller horror film "the front room" will be released on september 6th.
source: china news network
