THE holiday weekend in North America saw two films battling for box-office supremacy and both emerging with a claim to first place.
Disney’s animated drama Mufasa: The Lion King prevailed in the five days from Christmas Day to Sunday with an estimated take of US$63.8 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported on Sunday (Dec 29).
But Paramount’s action comedy Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which booked US$59.9 million for that same five-day holiday period, came out on top for the traditional Friday to Sunday stretch, edging the Disney film by US$38 million to US$37.1 million.
Overall, the weekend generated “big, although not record-breaking box office” numbers, said analyst David A Gross, adding that “the next seven days should be excellent”.
New vampire pic Nosferatu from Focus Features also posted impressive numbers, with US$40.3 million for the five-day period and US$21.2 million for the three-day weekend.
Gross called that “an excellent opening for a new horror film” – a remake of the 1922 silent classic inspired by the 1897 novel Dracula – and noted that critics’ reviews are outstanding.
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The ensemble cast includes Bill Skarsgard, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe and Nicholas Hoult.
Universal’s musical fantasy Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, earned US$31.7 million for five days (US$19.5 million for three) as the latest spin on the magical world of Oz slipped one spot to fourth place. Its global earnings now stand at US$634 million.
And Disney’s animated Moana 2 had an estimated US$28.3 million in ticket sales for five days (US$18.2 million for three), slipping one spot but holding on to top-five status for the fifth straight week.
Meantime, Searchlight Pictures’ A Complete Unknown, with Timothee Chalamet portraying an enigmatic Bob Dylan during the dizzying years that propelled the singer-songwriter from anonymity to world fame, took in a solid US$23.3 million for five days (US$11.6 million for three). Dylan himself has described Chalamet as a “brilliant actor”.
Rounding out the top 10 were:
Babygirl (US$7.2 million for five days, US$4.4 million for three)
Gladiator II (US$5.9 million; US$4.2 million)
Homestead (US$5.3 million; US$3.2 million)
The Fire Inside (S$4.3 million; US$2 million) AFP
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