'Spider-Man' stays strong, topping N.America box office
Published: 10:01 AM,Jan 03,2022 | EDITED : 02:01 PM,Jan 03,2022
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Los Angeles - 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' again dominated in North American theaters with an estimated $52.7 million weekend take, while topping the $600 million mark domestically in its third week out, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.
The strong results for Sony's superhero sequel -- last weekend it surpassed the $1 billion mark globally -- have breathed welcome life into the movie industry as it battles to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. British actor Tom Holland stars as the Marvel webslinger.
With families starting to return to theaters, 'Sing 2,' Universal's animated musical sequel, took in a respectable $19.6 million, again placing second for the Friday-through-Sunday period.
Its huge voice cast includes Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson and U2 frontman Bono. But there was a considerable drop-off after that, with the third top-earning film, 20th Century's 'The King's Man,' taking in just $4.5 million. A prequel to the 'Kingsman' spy films, it stars Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans and Matthew Goode. In fourth spot, 'American Underdog' grossed $4.1 million.
The Lionsgate film stars Zachary Levi in the true story of Kurt Warner, who went from stocking grocery store shelves to being a National Football League MVP. And in fifth was sci-fi prequel 'The Matrix: Resurrections,' from Warner Bros., at $3.8 million.
Variety called its performance 'disastrous,' given the film's $190 million production budget. Rounding out the top 10 were:
'West Side Story' ($2.1 million)
'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' ($1.4 million)
'Licorice Pizza' ($1.25 million)
'A Journal for Jordan'
($1.2 million)
'Encanto' ($1.1 million)
The strong results for Sony's superhero sequel -- last weekend it surpassed the $1 billion mark globally -- have breathed welcome life into the movie industry as it battles to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. British actor Tom Holland stars as the Marvel webslinger.
With families starting to return to theaters, 'Sing 2,' Universal's animated musical sequel, took in a respectable $19.6 million, again placing second for the Friday-through-Sunday period.
Its huge voice cast includes Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson and U2 frontman Bono. But there was a considerable drop-off after that, with the third top-earning film, 20th Century's 'The King's Man,' taking in just $4.5 million. A prequel to the 'Kingsman' spy films, it stars Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans and Matthew Goode. In fourth spot, 'American Underdog' grossed $4.1 million.
The Lionsgate film stars Zachary Levi in the true story of Kurt Warner, who went from stocking grocery store shelves to being a National Football League MVP. And in fifth was sci-fi prequel 'The Matrix: Resurrections,' from Warner Bros., at $3.8 million.
Variety called its performance 'disastrous,' given the film's $190 million production budget. Rounding out the top 10 were:
'West Side Story' ($2.1 million)
'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' ($1.4 million)
'Licorice Pizza' ($1.25 million)
'A Journal for Jordan'
($1.2 million)
'Encanto' ($1.1 million)