Jungle Cruise” became the fifth US film with a box office of over 100 million yuan this year, and “Candyman” won the championship this weeken.
Last weekend, only one large-scale new film “Candyman” was released in the North American film market. The film won the weekend championship with a result of $22.37 million.
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt’s “Jungle Cruise” ranked fourth at $5.02 million, becoming the fifth North American film with a box office of over 100 million U.S. dollars this year.
“Candyman” is a remake of “Candyman” in 1992. “Candyman” revolves around a legend. Saying Candyman’s name in the mirror five times will kill him in the reflection.
The new version is starring “Aquaman” actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and the original actor Tony Todd also participated in the remake.
“Candyman” got 85% freshness on Rotten Tomatoes and had a CinemaScore score of B, which is quite good for a horror film.
“Candyman“‘s $22.37 million opening performance exceeded expectations. This result also made director Nia DaCosta the first black female director to win the North American weekend championship.
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By the way, this female director’s next work is “The Marvels” by Marvel Pictures.
The media that gave praise to “Candyman” regarded “Candyman” as a feast full of irony and ridicule, and affirmed the director’s clever visual narrative almost everywhere.
The negative review pointed out that “Candyman” failed to maintain the courage of his deeper thinking.
The director just paid tribute to the original version visually, not deep enough.
The action comedy “Free Guy” received $13.56 million (-27%) in the third week of the weekend, ranking runner-up.
North America has accumulated a total of 79.31 million U.S. dollars, and the world has accumulated a total of 179 million U.S. dollars.
“Free Guy” received US$23.9 million (154 million yuan) for opening paintings in mainland China last weekend, slightly lower than the US$28.4 million opening painting scores in North America.
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According to foreign media reports, “Free Guy” has a budget of up to 120 million U.S. dollars. According to the current reputation, it is still possible to pay back.
The animation “Paw Patrol: The Movie” received 6.63 million US dollars (-50%) in box office revenue during the weekend, ranking third in the rankings, with a cumulative total of 24.08 million US dollars in North America and 61.88 million US dollars worldwide.
Movies with a box office of over 100 million in North America this year
Before “Jungle Cruise“, 4 films in North America had exceeded the 100 million dollar mark.
They are “Black Widow” for $182 million, “Fast and Furious 9” for $173 million, “A Quiet Place 2” for $160 million, and “Godzilla vs. Kong” for $101 million.
New movie preview this weekend
On September 3rd, Marvel Pictures “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” will start painting.
The story of the film takes place after “Avengers 4: The Endgame“. It tells that Shang-Chi (played by Simu Liu) received iron-blood combat training from his father The Mandarin (played by Tony Leung) from an early age and was proficient in various martial arts moves.
In order to escape from his hometown when he grew up, he changed his name and surname to start a new life and met his new best friend Katy (played by Awkwafina).
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