Los Angeles (AP) – Marvel's first family I stumbled into cinemas on the second weekend, but was still at the top at the box office.
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” earned 40 million US dollars from 4,125 North American theaters, a decline of 66% A healthy debut of 117.6 million US dollars. The film was accompanied by comedies “The evil 2” And “The naked weapon” In the three best cash register lists.
The superhero film fell significantly more than Marvel's earlier film, “Thunderbolts”, “ That made a dive of 55%on the second weekend.
“First Steps” is the last big blockbuster of the summer. On its second weekend, it added almost 40 million US dollars internationally and increased the global total of the FILM to 369 million US dollars. In view of its strong reviews, the cash drop of the film was surprising, said Paul Dergarabedian, Senior Media Analyst for the Comscore Data Company.
Although the film's debut weekend may have achieved a strong thrust on the 4 billion dollars -Sommer -Benchmark, August has a slow start, he said.
“It's a hard elevator, but we could get there. It really means that all films have to stand alone,” said Dergarabedian. “It's about getting great reviews of having this endurance power, this longevity on the market.”
The newcomer comedy “The Bad Guys 2” won second place at the box office this weekend, 22 million US dollars from 3,852 North American theaters. That was at the same time with projections and also in harmony with the first film of the series that 2022 23 million US dollars brought in. Paramounts Slapstick comedy “The Naked Gun”, also on the debut weekend, grabbed the third cash register place and earned $ 17 million of $ 3,344.
Jim Orr, President of the domestic distribution for Universal Pictures, said that the solid debut for “The Bad Guys 2”, paired with strong reaction values for the audience, “should not only indicate a very long, very successful run the rest of the summer, but really, I think in autumn.”
James Gunn's “Superman”, The four weekends ago and already crossed over 550 million US dollars worldwide, earned 13.8 million dollars in Germany this weekend and took fourth place. “Jurassic World rebirth” followed with 8.7 million US dollars.
The horror film “Together” I had a strong debut weekend that achieved sixth place and earned $ 6.8 million in Germany, the evidence that August is a month for angular and off-beat films, said Dergarabedian.
“That's what it's about in this month. It's not just about evening coffers,” said Dergarabedian. “It is also about offering really interesting, rewarding film experiences for the audience.”
Dergarabedian said “Freater Friday” and Zach Cregger's horror film “Weapons” – August to give a necessary thrust.
The box office has currently increased by 9.5% compared to the previous year.
Top 10 films by domestic box office
According to Comscore:
1. “The Fantastic Four: First steps”, 40 million US dollars.
2. “The Bad Guys 2”, $ 22.2 million.
3. “The naked weapon”, $ 17 million.
4. “Superman”, 13.8 million US dollars.
5. “Jurassic World Rebirth”, 8.7 million US dollars.
6. “Together”, 6.8 million US dollars.
7. “F1: The film”, 4.1 million US dollars.
8. “I know what you did last summer”, $ 2.7 million.
9. “Schlumpf”, 1.8 million US dollars.
10. “How to train your kite”, 1.4 million US dollars.