Disney and Marvel’s extremely anticipated sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” dominated the North American field workplace for a second straight weekend, taking in an estimated $67.3 million, in accordance with business watcher Exhibitor Relations’ report on Sunday.
That takes for the sequel to the massively widespread “Black Panther” – with the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda once more combating for its survival – was a bit beneath business expectations regardless of a present international whole of $546 million, commerce publications stated.
But it was nonetheless greater than seven occasions its closest competitor in North American theaters, Searchlight’s new horror-comedy movie “The Menu,” which took in $9 million for the Friday-through-Sunday interval.
“The Menu” stars Ralph Fiennes as a celeb chef who prepares an elaborate – and more and more creepy – meal for a bunch of rich, entitled folks (together with Anya Taylor-Joy of “The Queen’s Gambit”) who don’t know what, or who’s about to be served.
In third place was a shock success, “The Chosen Season 3: Episodes 1 & 2,” a crowd-funded Christian film that pulled in $8.2 million. “By Christian drama film standards, it’s a very good opening,” stated David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.
In its fifth week out, Warner Bros.’ superhero movie “Black Adam” positioned fourth, at $4.5 million. Dwayne Johnson stars within the “Shazam!” spinoff.
In fifth place was the Universal rom-com “Ticket to Paradise,” at $3.2 million. Julia Roberts and George Clooney star.