The epic adventure “The Woman King” debuted at number 1 in the US and Canada this weekend. Driven by rave reviews, which achieved a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the film starring Viola Davis grossed $ 19 million from 3,765 theaters, beating market expectations and Sony itself, which had predicted an opening. between 12 and 12 million dollars. .
The film, in addition to having appreciated the critics, was also very well received by the public, who rated it with a very rare A +, the highest score of the CinemaScore (survey conducted at the exit from American cinemas).
The release faced two new premieres, the mystery comedy “See How They Run”, starring Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan, and the horror “Pearl”, prologue to “X – The Mark of Death”, both distributed on a circuit smaller. They were in 3rd and 4th place, respectively, and also garnered positive reviews.
In second place was last week’s champion horror “Barbarian,” with $ 6.3 million and a solid performance for a low-budget production. So far, the film has grossed a whopping $ 20.9 million at the national box office.
The list of novelties also highlights the documentary “Moonage Daydream”, dedicated to David Bowie, which impressed to enter the Top 10 even if it was shown in only 170 Imax screens.
Despite the good performance of modest films, none of them showed breath of success. And this trend will continue for another month in North America, until the release of “Black Adam” on October 21st.
It is also worth noting that “Barbarian”, “Veja Como Eles Correm” and “Pearl” don’t even have a preview date in Brazil. “A Mulher Rei” will be released next Thursday (21/9) in national theaters – which are already showing “Moonage Daydream”.
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