The action thriller “Bullet Train,” which turns Brad Pitt into something of a John Wick, debuted in number one at the US and Canadian box office over the weekend with $ 30.1 million. But Sony isn’t celebrating the win, because the film cost $ 90 million and started with a steam locomotive.
The performance was virtually identical in the international market, with 32.4 million dollars, which added to the national turnover to reach 62.5 million dollars worldwide.
The expectation was to reach at least double and now the public is not losing momentum in the coming weeks to avoid damage.
Problem is, critics didn’t get on that train, considering the mediocre feature: it only had 54% approval on Rotten Tomatoes.
“Bullet Train” was directed by David Leitch, who acted as Pitt’s stunt double before moving on to directing films such as the first John Wick and other productions featuring action scenes, which is also the strong point. of current production.
The weekend brought just another big opening in North America: “Easter Sunday,” an off-season Easter film, which premiered at No. Universal.
“DC League of Superpets” came in at number 2 with $ 11.2 million, reaching $ 45.1 million at home and $ 83.4 million worldwide after two weeks – another disappointing result with a production budget of $ 90 million.
Still unreleased in Brazilian cinemas, “No! Não Olha!” ranked 3rd with $ 8.5 million. In its third weekend, Jordan Peele’s flying saucer thriller already has $ 97.9 million at the national box office, which is impressive for a 100% original film with no ties to a pre-existing franchise. Its international launch begins this week and the premiere in Brazil is scheduled for August 25.
“Thor: Love and Thunder” and “Minions 2: Rise of Gru” round out the Top 5 with $ 7.6 million and $ 7.1 million respectively. This brings Marvel production to $ 316.1 million in the United States, while the “Despicable Me” spin-off reaches $ 334.6 million nationwide.
In the international market, however, “Minions 2” has opened a very large gap compared to “Thor 4”. The animation just surpassed $ 900 million in revenue, while the superhero is still advancing to $ 700 million.
Speaking of brands, “Top Gun: Maverick” surpassed “Titanic” this weekend as the seventh highest-grossing North American film of all time, reaching $ 662 million in tickets sold. Worldwide, there are already 1.35 billion dollars.
In its 11th week in theaters, the film is at number 6 and has added another $ 7 million to its account, extending its record as the biggest hit of Tom Cruise’s career. And since the star is also a producer on the film, he is expected to be $ 100 million richer from this surprising ticket sale.
Source: Terra
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