Los Angeles: Disney and Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever dominated the North American box office for the second weekend in a row, earning an estimated $67.3 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.
Reported that the sequel to the wildly popular Black Panther — with the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda once again fighting for its survival — fell short of industry expectations despite a current global total of $546 million. .
But that was more than seven times more than its closest rival, Searchlight’s new horror comedy The Menu , which took in $9 million in the Friday-to-Sunday period in North American theaters.
The menu stars Ralph Fiennes as a celebrity chef who prepares an elaborate – and increasingly terrifying – meal for a group of rich, entitled people (including The Queen’s Gambit’s Anya Taylor-Joy). , who have no idea what, or who, is going to happen. served
In third place was the surprise hit, The Chosen Season 3: Episodes 1 & 2, a crowdfunded Christian film that grossed $8.2 million. David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research said, “By the standards of a Christian drama film, this is a pretty good start.”
In its fifth week, Warner Bros. superhero film Black Adam finished fourth with $4.5 million. Dwayne Johnson stars in Shazam! spin off. In fifth place was Universal’s rom-com Ticket to Paradise, with $3.2 million. Julia Roberts and George Clooney star.
The top 10 included:
She Said ($2.3 million)
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile ($1.9 million)
Smile ($1.2 million)
Drishyam 2Â ($1.1 million)
Prey for the Devil ($935,000)
