Both productions exceeded expectations by achieving the best box office collection of the entire pandemic this weekend, which exceeded 80 million dollars together.
With 72% of North American theaters open, this long weekend – since Monday was a holiday in the United States – marked the start of the season in which the main Hollywood studios will begin to release in theaters the tapes that had been postponed since March of last year.
“A Quiet Place Part II” , starring Emily Blunt, prevailed in first position with more than 58 million dollars raised (48 if the holiday Monday is not counted), the best premiere of the entire pandemic.
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The sequel to the critically acclaimed 2018 horror film was originally slated for release in March 2020, just days before the US state of emergency was decreed, leading to it being postponed countless times.
So far, the best premiere during the coronavirus crisis had been “Godzilla vs. Kong ” and its 32 million collected last March.
The good data is not only a boost for cinemas, it also supports Paramount’s strategy, which opted to wait for sanitary conditions to improve instead of releasing its film directly by “streaming”.
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For its part, Disney was in a second premiere with “Cruella.”
The film was released in theaters and Disney + at the same time, albeit with an additional charge of $ 30 on its streaming platform.
Even so, this story starring Emma Stone about the flamboyant villain attracted a significant number of viewers to theaters, as it grossed $ 26 million (21 not counting the holiday Monday).
“Spiral,” the latest installment in the “Saw” saga, settled for third place in its third week at the box office, with $ 3 million over the weekend adding to a total gross of $ 20 million.
In fourth place was “Wrath of Man” , with 2.8 million dollars.
Finally, “Raya and the Last Dragon” added 2 million in its third month on the billboard. With more than 50 million raised, this Disney film is already the second highest grossing film of the year, only behind “Godzilla vs. Kong ”.
