The Eternals premiered at $71 million in North America, down from an expected $75 million, and had a world premiere of $161.7 million, making it the second-largest premiere in the world during the pandemic (Super 9 $163 million).
Eternals has the lowest rating in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 48%, making it Marvel's only "green" movie. Cinemascore viewers rated b, the previous lowest was Thor (2017) b+, and Marvel's other movies were rated a. Because the film tells the story of Marvel's first gay superhero, it has been suspended in some Arab countries (such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait).
Dune finished second with $7.6 million in its third week of release, grossing $83.9 million in North America and $338.4 million worldwide
"007: No Time to Die" ranked third with $6.18 million, and grossed $142.8 million at the North American box office. Overseas box office exceeded the $500 million mark, with a total global box office of $667.1 million.
Venom 2 ranked fourth with $4.5 million, grossing $197 million in North America and $424.6 million worldwide.
Spencer, the highly anticipated independent film of awards season, grossed just $2.1 million, ranking eighth. The box office was not good, but the word of mouth was good, with a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 85%. Kristen Stewart, who plays Princess Diana in the film, is expected to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress. The film premiered and promoted through topic studios and pry firm Neon, who successfully ran the release of Parasite and helped it win four Oscars.
North American box office ranking - boxofficemojo
New film this week
Imposter Skin (released in the United States on November 10)
Director: Rebecca Hauer
Writers: Rebecca Hauer, Nella Larsen
Starring: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Nega, Andre Holland, Bill Kemp, Gebenga Akinaghbe
Based on Neller Larsen's 1929 novel of the same name. Set in the Harlem neighborhood of New York in the 1920s, Claire (ruth negga) and Irene (Tessa Thompson) are light-skinned blacks who can both pretend to be white but choose to live in two worlds bounded by skin color. One summer afternoon, two childhood friends meet by chance, and Irene reluctantly asks Claire to visit, which ends up courting Irene's husband (Andre Holland) and her family, and later breaking into her well-connected social circle. As their lives become more closely intertwined, Erin finds her once stable life begins to turn upside down with Claire's appearance.
"Red Notice" (released in the United States on November 12)
Director: Rosen Marshall Thurber
Writers: Rosen Marshall Thurber
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Dawn Johnson, Gayle Gadot, Ritu Aya, Chris Diamantopoulos
Interpol issued a global alert called the "Red Notice" to hunt down the world's most wanted man. A daring robbery that leads to a top FBI criminal profiler (Dawn Johnson) and two competing criminals (Gail Gadot and Ryan Reynolds) is hard to say.
(Edit: Rica)