Los Angeles (AFP) – After four weeks of seeing life in pink, the North American box office has a new champion: “Barbie” was dethroned from the top spot by the superhero film “Blue Beetle”, according to estimates on Sunday by the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations.
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Puerto Rican director Angel Manuel Soto’s feature, in which a student’s body is held hostage by a mysterious beetle that gives him powerful powers, grossed $25.4 million in US and Canadian theaters this weekend. end.
The main role is played by 22-year-old American actor Xolo Mariduena. According to analyst David Gross, the tickets sold for this launch, however, represent only a third of those generally recorded for a superhero film.
Relegated to second place on the podium, “Barbie” still collected $ 21.5 million for its fifth week on the bill.
Preceded by an intense marketing campaign, the film features the iconic Mattel doll, played by Margot Robbie, venturing alongside her clumsy boyfriend Ken (Ryan Gosling) into the real world.
In third position, the portrait of the designer of the atomic bomb produced by Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”, made him 10.6 million dollars in revenue.
Falling fourth, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, who are getting a facelift with “Ninja Turtles: Teenage Years,” have raised over $8.4 million.
Close behind, with $8.3 million, comedy ‘Backstreet Dogs’, about abandoned dogs on a mission to get revenge on a former owner, came in only fifth place for its premiere. week in theaters.
Here’s the rest of the top 10:
6 – “In Very Troubled Waters” ($6.7 million)
7 – “The Hand” (3.2 million)
8 – “The Haunted Mansion” (3 million)
9 – “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Partie 1” (2,7 millions)
10 – The Last Voyage of Demeter (2.5 million)
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2023-08-20 21:33:35
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