US Boxing Office hit Spider-Man
After two weeks of lull, distributors finally delighted Americans with interesting new products. All of them, as expected, made it into the top 5 last weekend (December 14-16), although by the next weekend, when Aquaman and Mary Poppins are released, the top three will probably look different.In the meantime, the animated film "Spider-Man: Into the Universes", taking advantage of the opportunity, is located at the top of the financial rating. During the first weekend at the box office, she earned $ 35.4 million, becoming the new record holder for this indicator, if we talk about cartoons that were released in December. Earlier, the best debut belonged to Zveropoy, which mastered $ 35.3 million in 2016. Analysts believe that the pre-Christmas bustle prevented Spider-Man from earning the projected $ 40 million, but Sony was counting on $ 30 million, so the film's debut can be considered successful. Positive reviews will surely help the cartoon in the future. According to forecasts, by Christmas in his piggy bank will be about $ 65 million. Viewers appreciated the plot of the tape with many universes, a beautiful picture and a memorable soundtrack, and critics call it the best project about Spidey since the second Spider-Man.  Those who are tired of superheroics should watch the Sony cartoon, because it clearly shows why viewers love movie comics. And if moviegoers get attached to Miles Morales, he will be able to intervene in the distribution of forces in the US box office next weekend. At the moment, potential champions are the already mentioned Aquaman and Mary Poppins, as well as Bumblebee. The second line of the financial rating went to the new drama by Clint Eastwood "Drug Courier", in which the director, by tradition, played the main role. Despite the relative lull in the box office, the tape started at $ 17.2 million. This is less than the debut of Space Cowboys ($ 18.1 million) and Gran Torino ($ 29.5 million), but still “ The drug courier "began a trip to the theaters quite solidly for a movie with a $ 50 million budget.  As with most of Eastwood's other projects, the Drug Courier's ad campaign was rather unremarkable, but the movie legend has a loyal following who doesn't need numerous spectacular trailers and other promotional material. Studio Universal positioned the picture as entertainment for an older audience during the holiday season and did not insist that "Drug Courier" could be among the Oscar nominees. Eastwood played a man who decided to engage in drug trafficking in his old age, and many draw an analogy with the Oscar-winning role of Henry Fonda in the film "On the Golden Pond". Therefore, one should not be surprised if Clint still turns out to be among the contenders for the Academy Award, although the opinions of critics regarding the "Drug Courier" were divided. Some say that this is the ideal role for Eastwood, while others claim At the end of the weekend, The Grinch dropped to number three, raising an additional $ 11.6 million and demonstrating the smallest drop in audience among films in the top 10. For six weeks at the box office, the cartoon earned $ 239.3 million, and another $ 133.4 million went to him from overseas viewers.  But Ralph and his girlfriend Vanillope von Kex were not as lucky as the grumpy Grinch. The sequel to the successful cartoon in 2012 added $ 9.6 million to its piggy bank and to date has raised $ 154.5 million. So far, the second part lags behind the first, which has mastered $ 189.4 million in home theaters. Moreover, Ralph Against the Internet for the first time since lost to the Grinch when it was released. Closes the five best loser this week - the fantasy "Chronicles of Predatory Cities." Many of Peter Jackson's blockbusters, from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit to King Kong, opened in December and were popular with audiences. This time, Jackson produced and directed his protege, visual effects specialist Christian Rivers. However, this collaboration did not live up to expectations: Chronicles of Predatory Cities started very poorly, raising only $ 7.5 million, which for a film with a $ 100 million budget is equivalent to a failure.  Neither critics nor viewers appreciated the film adaptation of Philip Reeve's novel. The latter gave it a B- rating, and the reviewers smashed it to smithereens. Nothing new in terms of plot or characters in "Chronicles of Predatory Cities" is not seen, although the visuals are excellent. But what is the meaning of the picture if the viewer is not attracted by either the story or its characters? .. In the best case, the loss of the tape will be about $ 105 million, and in a bad scenario, this amount can grow to $ 150 million. "Chronicles of Predatory Cities" big screens are already on the box office flop list of the year. The Topic of Article: US Boxing Office hit Spider-Man. |
