The new horror film “Barbarian” surprised expectations by surpassing the US and Canadian box office over the weekend with $ 10 million in tickets sold.
Full of twists and turns, Zach Cregger’s film (“Miss March: The Cover Girl”) follows a young woman (Georgina Campbell) who arrives late at night at her rented home in a rundown Detroit neighborhood only to find it occupied by another tenant. , played by Bill Skarsgård (the Pennywise of “It”).
Critics loved it, with a 92% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences only rated it C + in the CinemaScore poll. Produced by 20th Century Studios, “Barbarian” does not have a premiere date in Brazil.
Another surprise appeared in 2nd place: “Bramastra Part 1: Shiva”, a Bollywood film (the Indian film industry), which grossed $ 4.4 million in 810 theaters. The Disney Star Studios production also received the largest national Imax release ever for a Bollywood film in the United States.
Sony’s “Bullet Train” hits number 3 on its seventh weekend with $ 3.25 million Friday-Sunday (9/11) and a nationwide total of $ 92.5 million.
But “Top Gun: Maverick” was no exception, adding another $ 3.17 million on its 16th weekend for a nationwide total of $ 705.7 million and $ 1.45 million worldwide.
The “DC League of SuperPets” animation closes the Top 5 with $ 2.8 million in its sixth weekend. Overall, Warner Bros. earned $ 85.4 million in the North American market and $ 168 million globally.
Check out the tense trailer for “Barbarian” below.
Source: Terra
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