Alex Garland ("Annihilation", "Ex Machina") directed the new film "Civil War" in Hall 3838 in the first three days of the first weekend in North America, earning $25.71 million at the box office, greatly exceeding expectations, creating the best North American opening result in A24 film history. That's almost double the previous record holder, "Hereditary Doom" in 2018, with 13.6 million, and better than the opening of major commercial films such as "Napoleon" ($20.6 million) and "Killer of the Flower Moon" ($23.3 million).
The film cost $50 million to produce, and the word-of-mouth was a hit, with a freshness of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes and an average score of 7.6. The film tells the story of a future in which the United States has a civil war and falls apart. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Mara, Stephen Henderson, Carly Spane, Sonoa Mizuno, Jesse Plemon, and more.
"Godzilla vs. Kong 2: Rise of the Empire" earned $15.45 million in the third weekend of its North American release, with a cumulative box office of $157.9 million in North America. The cumulative box office outside North America is 278.6 million US dollars, and the cumulative global box office has reached 436.5 million US dollars, of which the cumulative box office in Chinese mainland is 109.3 million US dollars (783 million yuan), which is still the largest overseas box office of this film. The production cost was $135 million.
The new "Ghostbusters" movie "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" collected another $5.8 million in the fourth weekend of its release, bringing the total in North America to $96.96 million. Outside of North America, it accumulated $63 million, and the cumulative global box office reached $159.9 million.
The classic animated sequel "Kung Fu Panda 4" collected another $5.5 million in the sixth weekend of its release, bringing the total in North America to $173 million. The cumulative box office outside North America was $278.9 million, and the cumulative global box office reached $452.6 million, with a production cost of $85 million.
"Dune 2" still grossed $4.32 million at the North American box office in its seventh weekend, with a total of $272 million in North America. Outside of North America, it has accumulated $411.8 million, and the cumulative global box office has reached $683.9 million, with a production cost of $190 million.
Dave Patel ("Slumdog Millionaire"), written, directed and acted by Jordan Peele, and Jordan Peele's new film "Furious Monkeys" grossed $4.1 million in North America in the second weekend, and a total of $17.76 million in North America. The cumulative total outside North America was 5.08 million US dollars, and the global cumulative total was 22.84 million US dollars.
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of its release - the animated film "Shrek 2" was re-screened at Hall 1512 in North America last weekend, grossing $1.35 million, and the cumulative box office of the film in North America has reached $442.7 million, with a production cost of $70 million.