With no major openings this weekend, the re-release of “Spider-Man: No Return Home” with unreleased footage ended up becoming the most watched film in North America.
Sony re-released the film with 11 minutes of extra footage, which turned out to be enough to get fans to pay to watch it again. Screened in 3,935 theaters, the film, subtitled “The Even Funnier Version”, grossed $ 6 million between Friday and Sunday (4/9).
In second place was another longtime blockbuster, “Top Gun: Maverick,” with $ 5.5 million in its 15th weekend. With that, it hit $ 700 million at the box office, making it the sixth feature film to reach the brand in the domestic market.
Since Monday is a public holiday in the United States (Labor Day), Tom Cruise’s film is already counting the hours to surpass the $ 700.42 million “Black Panther” and establish itself as the fifth highest grossing of all time. in the country.
Speaking of which, “Spider-Man: No Return Home” is the third highest grossing of all time in the US and Canada, reaching $ 812.3 million with the help of the reissue.
Both films are now widely available on streaming and VOD platforms, and the fact that they continue to dominate the box office demonstrates how audiences are accepting new product offerings. A reissue of “Jaws” from 1975 also made it into the Top 10 of the week.
By contrast, the weekend’s only new debut content, the comedy “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul,” hit number 14 with $ 1.4 million from 1,882 theaters.
The Top 5 also had “DC League of SuperPets” and “Bullet Train” practically tied at $ 5.4 million and the horror “Invitation Cursed”, which topped the box office last weekend, dropping to 5. Th place with 4.7 million dollars.
The only of these films yet to arrive in Brazil, “Convite Maldito” has a national premiere scheduled for September 15 – after being impaled by American critics, with only 20% approval on Rotten Tomatoes.
Source: Terra
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