The movie “The Equalizer 3”, starring actor Denzel Washington, imposed itself first at the North American box office, snatching the lead from the car racing movie “Gran Turismo”, according to the company “Expeter” Sunday. Specialized Relations.
This action movie – the last in the “The Equalizer” trilogy – earned an estimated $34.5 million between Friday and Sunday, or $42 million if Monday, which falls on Labor Day in the United States and Canada, is included.
In this film, which also stars Dakota Fanning, Washington plays a retired US Marine and drug enforcement agent, this time facing a gang in southern Italy.
And the movie “Barbie” maintained its second place at the box office, achieving total revenues of $ 10.6 million in three days (and $ 13.3 million, including Monday). Produced by Warner Bros. studios, the film grossed $612 million in domestic revenue, becoming the fourteenth film to cross the $600 million threshold in North American history.
And the superhero movie “Blue Beetle” ranked third for the second week in a row, generating $ 7.3 million in revenue within three days.
The number of viewers in the halls showing the movie “Gran Turismo” decreased significantly, as it fell from the first place last week to the fourth place this week, recording revenues of $ 6.6 million within three days, and $ 8.5 million, with the expected revenues calculated for Monday.
Orlando Bloom and David Harbor star in this Sony film, which tells the story of a racing driving academy that searches for talented video games to get them to drive real cars.
And the movie “Oppenheimer”, directed by Christopher Nolan, came in fifth place, in its seventh week of release, achieving revenues of $ 5.5 million in three days, and $ 7.5 million in four days.
In general, the revenues achieved at the end of this week were sufficient to push the total revenues at the summer domestic box office to more than four billion dollars, in a precedent since the reopening of the halls after the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, and in a significant increase from what was recorded during the summer of last year (3.4 billion dollars). billions of dollars), according to trade publications.
“It’s a great result and another positive step for the industry,” said analyst David A. Gross.
