Olivia Wilde’s film, “Don’t worry Darling” is at the top of the American box office this week. “The Woman King” is in second place on the podium while “Avatar” – released in 2009 – takes 3rd place!
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Olivia Wilde’s film, Don’t Worry Darling starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles and Chris Pine topped the North American box office with $19.2 million in its first weekend of theatrical release.
Released on our screens on Wednesday September 21, the feature film is the chronicle of an isolated community in the Californian desert in the heart of the 1950s, in which a housewife sees her life turned upside down.
Gina Prince-Bythewood’s historical action film, The Woman King garners 11 million additional green tickets and thus cumulates $36 million in receipts on US territory for its second weekend of operation. Carried by Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim and John Boyega, the feature film will be released this Wednesday, September 28 in French cinemas.
Return of Avatar
Despite the 13 years that have passed since its initial release, Avatar hasn’t aged a bit! Released in a remastered version last weekend in the United States, James Cameron’s film ranks third in the US box office with $10 million in revenue. The revival of the feature film has recorded an additional 30 million dollars to date worldwide. Figures that suggest the best for the release of Avatar: The Waterway on December 14.
Paul Dergarabedian, media analyst at Comscore, tells variety : “We’re talking about a movie that’s 13 years old that people can watch at home. New is the Imax presentation of the film. It reminds us how much the imagery of Pandora is sublimated on the big screen.“Especially since in the United States, 93% of viewers have seen the film in 3D.
When Avatar was released in 2009, the film grossed $77 million at the domestic box office in its first weekend, which was not a record. Still, the film was an unparalleled hit and eventually grossed $760 million in North America. James Cameron’s film is still at the top of the world box office with 2.847 billion dollars collected internationally.
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In second place last week, the horror film Barbarian with Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long and Georgina Campbell is in fourth place in the Top 10 of the US box office this week with 4.8 million dollars collected this weekend for a total of 28.4 million on American soil .
Just behind we find Pearlthe Ti West genre flick worn by Mia Goth that kept Martin Scorsese awake – raking in $1.91 million in its second weekend.
The Thriller Spectacular turn of events with Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan and Adrien Brody recorded $1.9 million for a total of $6.65 million.
Finally, veterans bullet train, Krypto and the Super Animals, Top Gun: Maverick and the Minions 2 continue their way and therefore take the last 4 places at the box office.
Source: Box Office Mojo