NEW YORK (AP) — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Extending box-office dominance with a second-weekend weekend of $67 million, the studio estimated Sunday, while “She Said,” about the Harvey Weinstein journalistic investigation, struggled in wide release.
back $180 million launch event, Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” sequel’s second frame fell 63%. The original “Black Panther” performed exceptionally well on its way to more than $1.3 billion at the box office, falling just 44.7 percent in its second weekend in 2018. But more recent Marvel releases have seen similar or slightly worse declines. “Thor: Love and Thunder,” “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Black Widow” all fell 68% in their second weekends.
Universal “she says” It flopped with $2.3 million in 2,022 theaters. Starring Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, the film is a Hollywood The handling of the downfall of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. critics called it “she said” premiered at new york film festival october a An engrossing modern newspaper thriller, Audiences gave it an “A” CinemaScore. Box office expectations were never particularly high for the $30 million film directed by Maria Schrader, but it was widely praised for its handling of the notorious #MeToo scandal.
Weinstein’s lawyer argued earlier His trial in Los Angeles should have been delayed because of the release of “She Said.” The judge ruled against. Weinstein is on trial for allegedly raping two women and sexually assaulting two others. Thursday, Prosecutors put their case on hold After nearly four weeks of testimony from 44 witnesses.
The biggest surprise of the weekend came from a crowdfunded streaming series about the life of Jesus.This The first two episodes of the third season of “The Chosen One” Distributed by Fathom Events, it raised $8.2 million from 2,009 theaters. Owned by AMC Theatres, Cinemark Theatres, and Regal Cinemas, Fathom Events specializes in short theater alternative programming. In “The Chosen One,” Fathom found quite the audience in the religious series. Fathom also released “Christmas with the Chosen: The Messengers” last year, which became the distributor’s best-selling film at the box office with $13 million.
U.S. and Canadian theater ticket sales are expected Friday through Sunday, according to Comscore. Final domestic data will be released on Monday.
1. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” $67.3 million.
2. “The Menu,” $9 million.
3. “The Chosen One,” $8.2 million.
4. “Black Adam,” $4.5 million.
5. “Ticket to Paradise,” $3.2 million.
6. “She Said,” $2.3 million.
7. “Lyle, Lyle Alligator,” $1.9 million.
8. “Smile,” $1.2 million.
9. “Drishyam 2,” $1 million.
10. “Devil’s Prey,” $935,000.
