The last weekend of the summer program.
The North American finale thriller "Candy Man" completed the task and helped the market hold the $60 million mark.
Jordan Peele is arguably the darling of the North American market in recent years.
His directorial debut "Escape from Desperate Town" was a hit, and two years later, "We" also maintained a good box office and word of mouth.
His executive production "Black Party" won the Cannes Jury Prize, and although "Candy Man" was not directed by himself, the position of producer and screenwriter still gave the film his way to success.
The horror element is only the shell, and the story full of racial flavor and social metaphors is the key to getting the media's reputation.
Rotten Tomatoes opened 85% freshness, and the North American audience reputation was not bad, which made the opening day get a $9.14 million start, almost like an IP movie or an A-grade big production.
"Candy Man" cost only $25 million, and won 22.37 million in the first three days, almost reaching the cost line at one time.
In the past, small costs had such achievements, and the filmmakers could prepare for the celebration.
However, since the issuer Universal only set the window period to 21 days, there is still suspense whether the staying power can be maintained.
"Runaway Player" moved very well in the third weekend, falling only 26.7%, closing at 13.56 million and retiring to the runner-up.
The cumulative box office is nearly 80 million, not only is it in sight to break through the hundred million, but it also has the opportunity to reach the $125 million cost line.
With the help of the Chinese market, its global box office has reached nearly 180 million US dollars, and if it finally achieves box office returns, it is a great encouragement for game themes and original films.
The third-place "Wang Wang Team Makes a Great Achievement Movie" earned 6.63 million the following weekend, and the decline remained below 50% in the case of simultaneous distribution of streaming media.
Johnson's new film "Jungle Flight" received another 5.02 million, and successfully exceeded 100 million in North America, becoming the fifth film to achieve this achievement this year.
It is also the second disney part.
After the last weekend, the box office list for this year's North American summer slot was released.
The list ranges from May 7 to August 30:
(10) "X Contingent: Full Assemble"
Summer box office: $52.78 million;
Publisher: Warner.
It's a bit of a shout-out.
R-rated and streaming distributions had an impact on box office revenue, with the $1.85 cost expected to be lost.
Even if it becomes the most viewed DC movie on the HBO MAX platform, it will not help.
DC is also quite miserable. The producers of "Suicide Squad" intervened, scolded but made a lot of money; "X Task Force" learned not to interfere, but they lost money.
The lack of recovery in the market is no excuse. In other words, Deadpool appeared, and it was definitely not only in the early 50 million. As an IP-to-blockbuster, the fact is that the summer market is the worst performer.
(9) "Baby Boss 2"
Summer box office: $56.83 million;
Publisher: Universal.
The first weekend of the previous game was more than $50 million, but it is only 56.83 million in the whole summer, which is not ideal.
But this is already the top of the summer animation ticket.
(8) "The Conjuring 3"
Summer box office: $65.51 million;
The same R rating, in contrast, it seems that "X Task Force: Full Assemblage" is indeed a bit low.
"The Conjuring 3" because Wen Ziren no longer directs it himself, the reputation decline is more serious than the previous work, fortunately, the starring role is still there, and it is not a bad shooting, and the box office is still considerable.
(7) "Slam Dunk in the Air: A New Legend"
Summer box office: $66.43 million;
It can only be said that it is decent, higher than "The Conjuring 3" only because the rating is not limited, but the global box office is much lower, and even if it is in the Chinese market, it may not be surpassed.
However, James seems to be satisfied with the box office performance and his film starring debut, after all, this is actually Warner's summer box office best. As an investor, he may lose some money, but with this experience, I believe that after retiring, he will have more moves in Hollywood.
(6) "Out of Control Player"
Summer box office: $79.31 million;
Publisher: Disney.
Still hesitating, Disney hurry up to make a "player universe"!
(5) "Black and White Witch Kuila"
Summer box office: $86.02 million;
As the opening film of the schedule, the task of "Black and White Witch Kuira" was completed well, and successfully brought many audiences back to the theater.
$86.02 million is the best result in a movie that breaks the hundred million, so starring "Sister Stone" Emma Stone also renewed the sequel with Disney.
It is reported that this series has refreshed the new high of Sister Shi's film remuneration.
(4) "Jungle Quest"
Summer box office: $100 million;
I have to say that Dwayne Johnson is still strong.
Together with the previous "Fast and Furious: Special Ops" and "Brave Game 2", he has starred in three consecutive starring films in North America.
He does have the capital to get the top salary, and he also has the confidence not to return to the "Fast and Furious" series.
I just don't know if the sequel series will continue to be filmed.
(3) "A Quiet Place 2"
Summer box office: $160 million;
Publisher: Paramount.
In the top four, Emily Blunt starred in two films, worthy of being the best actress of the summer this year.
Seeing that the second part also achieved such a good result and became a hero to save the city, Paramount also quickly gave the third part a green light.
I hope that when "A Quiet Place 3" is released, the global film market can recover as before.
(2) Fast & Furious 9
Summer box office: $173 million;
The so-called rotten ship also has three thousand nails.
No matter how bad the market is and how bad the shooting is, "Fast and Furious 9" has become an important output point of the summer file.
And the global box office has successfully returned to the cost, providing a lot of confidence for the traditional theatrical distribution model and the autumn file of "007: No Time to Die".
I also look forward to the perfect ending of the final chapter that will be whitewashed and all the staff will be resurrected.
(1) "Black Widow"
Summer box office: $182 million;
With Marvel's Infinity Gem, Disney still won the summer championship, and it was also obtained in a streaming synchronous way.
In the absence of the Chinese market, "Black Widow" has reached 371 million at the global box office. Coupled with the disney+ platform on-demand charges, there is no need to worry about returning the cost.
However, the lead actor Scarlett Johansson went to court with Disney, casting a shadow over the already difficult summer schedule.
After this special summer slot, the North American market will also usher in a special autumn slot.
Because of the backlog of films, the frequency of blockbusters released later is not lower than that of the summer slot.
It is estimated that the industry still has a withdrawal crisis, and everything depends on how the upcoming "Shangqi" can perform.