At the US box office: Waiting for Dune, this biopic leads the way

At the US box office from February 23 to 25, 2024

1 – Bob Marley – One Love: $13,500,000 (Cumulative: 71,188,696)

2 – Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba: $11,575,000 (New)

3 – Ordinary Angels: $6,500,000 (New)

4 – Madame Web: $6,000,000 (Cumulative: 35,445,974)

5 – Migration: $3,000,000 (Cumulative: 120,445,885)

6 – Argyle: $2,800,000 (Cumulative: 41,691,585)

7 – Wonka: $2,535,171 (cumulative: 214,547,000)

8 – Drive-Away Dolls: $2,400,000 (New)

9 – Beekeeper: $1,962,567 (cumulative: 63,145,000)

10 – The Chosen (S4 – Episodes 4-6): $1,825,115 (cumulative: 7,899,127)

to remember

Awaiting Hans Zimmer’s dense and massive score in the Dune sequel, it’s reggae that’s taking center stage at the American box office. THE A biographical film dedicated to Bob Marley For the second week in a row, it is actually in the lead. And this is largely due to the low scores achieved by its competitors.

including a new movie slayer of demonsIt opened on half as many screens as One Love , but has by far the best weekend average per copy ($5,938 compared to the leader’s 3,753), according to estimates released this Sunday, February 25.

As is often the case since the start of 2024, the US box office is bleak (just under 60 million greenbacks were collected, all films between February 23-25), and the upcoming arrival of Dune should give it some color again.

Wonka is at it again

Because recent blockbusters are struggling. how Madam Webwhich lost two places and 60.9% of the gross from last week (but its production budget, estimated at 80 million, could allow it to limit the damage), thatArgyleWhich will certainly do better than The King’s Man (or even Kick-Ass) on American soil, but will fall well short of expectations for a feature film that’s supposed to kick off a new franchise.

whose fall migration and WonkaIn theaters for ten and eleven weeks, respectively, they manage to appear for a duration that commands respect. To date, the prequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has already crossed the $200 million mark in the US (and $600 million worldwide), and two films starring Timothée Chalamet ( Dune , again. ) should enter the box office in a few days.

Finally, let’s celebrate the smooth launch Banish the puppetsA crazy road movie from Ethan Coen (without his brother Joel, but with his wife Tricia Cook, co-writer and editor of the feature) rated R across the Atlantic and arriving here on April 3, with the fiery duo (). Margaret Cowell and Geraldine Viswanathan).

With an estimated budget of $30 million, the feature film did not bring 3 in the United States, and it could rely on receipts in the rest of the world (or word of mouth) to cover its costs.

Figures: Box-Office Mojo