A fan at the African premiere of the film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, in Lagos, Nigeria, on November 6, 2022 (AFP/Archives/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI)
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, the sequel to the 2018 Afro-futuristic Marvel film, topped the North American box office again this weekend, with box office receipts reaching $67.3 million. dollars, according to figures on Sunday from the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations.
A figure slightly below expectations, despite total worldwide revenue of $ 546 million, according to trade journals.
In “Wakanda Forever”, the kingdom of Wakanda finds itself at odds with world powers, including an undersea kingdom, and struggles to retain its autonomy.
Far behind comes “The Menu”, from the Searchlight studio with $9 million in revenue for its first weekend in North American theaters.
In this film, which borrows from horror cinema, film noir and gritty comedy, actor Ralph Fiennes puts on the apron of a renowned chef who creates a complex menu, in a fairly disturbing setting, for a few “happy few” having no idea what awaits them. One of the guests is played by Anna Taylor-Joy, actress of the series “The game of the lady”.
In third position, the last part of “The Chosen” creates a surprise. This multi-part Christian saga about the life of Jesus, based on a successful crowdfunded television series, has grossed 8.2 million.
“By Christian drama film standards, this is a very good start,” said David Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.
Warner Bros.’ “Black Adam” fell three spots from last weekend to fourth, grossing $4.5 million. Dwayne Johnson stars in this “Shazam!” spin-off superhero movie.
The romantic comedy “Ticket To Paradise”, in which Julia Roberts and George Clooney play ex-spouses who put aside their differences and travel to Bali to try to prevent the marriage of their daughter, ranks fifth with $6.1 million in revenue.
High-profile film, Universal studio’s ‘She Said’ which chronicles how New York Times reporters investigated producer Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse, takes sixth place by grossing 2.3 million, despite criticism “excellent”, according to David Gross.
Here’s the rest of the top 10:
7- “Enzo the Croco” (1.9 million)
8- “Smile” (1.2 million)
9- “Drishyam 2” (1.1 million)
10- “Prey for the Devil” (0.9 million)
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