North American box office: Hayao Miyazaki’s new film “What Kind of Life Do You Want to Live” wins the championship – Entertainment – China Industry Network

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North American box office: Hayao Miyazaki’s new film “How Do You Want to Live” wins the championship

China News Service, Los Angeles, December 10 (Reporter Zhang Shuo) Miyazaki Hayao’s new film “The Boy and the Heron” (The Boy and the Heron) premiered to great reviews and box office. In the latest issue of North America It topped the weekend box office charts.

According to film market data released by the box office statistics website BoxOfficeMojo on December 10, the North American weekend box office (December 8 to 10) of 30 films reported approximately US$65.43 million, a decrease of approximately 32% compared to the previous weekend. In 2023 It ranks fifth from the bottom among the 49 North American weekend box office rankings so far.

“What Kind of Life Do You Want to Live” (translated as “The Heron and the Boy”), written and directed by the Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki, has won the North American single-day box office championship twice since its debut on the 8th, and has won approximately With an opening weekend box office of US$10.45 million, it topped the current North American weekend box office rankings. This animated film was nominated for the Audience Choice Award at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival. Currently, major film websites evaluate it as an IMDb score of 7.6, an MTC score of 92 and a must-see recommendation, a Rotten Tomatoes freshness score of 96% (157 reviews), and CinemaScore Scored A-.

“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” continues to rank second on the list with a weekend box office of approximately $9.4 million. This action-adventure drama has grossed nearly US$136 million in North America since its premiere on November 17, with a total box office of more than US$258 million.

The sci-fi action drama “Godzilla Minus One”, released on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the birth of “Godzilla”, saw a box office drop of 26.9% in its second weekend of release from the previous month, retaining its place on the list with approximately US$8.34 million. Single third place. At present, the film’s cumulative box office in North America is approximately US$25.34 million, with a total box office of approximately US$51.97 million.

DreamWorks Animation’s “Trolls Band Together” and Disney’s “Wish” rank 4th and 5th respectively in this issue’s list. “Trolls 3” grossed approximately US$6.2 million at the box office this weekend. The cumulative box office in North America is now approximately US$83.08 million, with a total box office of nearly US$174 million. The weekend box office of “Star Wish” was approximately US$5.3 million. The cumulative box office in North America is now approximately US$49.41 million, with a total box office of nearly US$106 million.

In the overall stable North American weekend box office rankings, the American music star’s music film “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” has become the one with the biggest change in ranking. During the film’s second release weekend, the box office dropped by 77.1% month-on-month, with the number of screening theaters remaining unchanged. It dropped from the top spot in the previous list to No. 6 in this round with about 5 million U.S. dollars. The cumulative box office in North America so far is about 2,805 U.S. dollars. million US dollars, with a total box office of approximately US$33.55 million.

In addition, the new film “Waitress: The Musical”, which was released on the 7th, ranked 8th on the list with an opening weekend box office of approximately US$2.57 million. The current evaluation of this comedy-song-and-dance drama on major movie websites is an IMDb score of 8.6, an MTC score of 74, and a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 100% (11 reviews).

In the new week, the sci-fi thriller drama “Concrete Utopia” will be released on the 15th.