US Boxing Office: Statem Lost To Rich Asians
Despite the relatively low overall box office numbers seen this August, Warner Bros. for the second week in a row it has been able to lead the list of the highest grossing tapes of the weekend with its projects. Last week all expectations of the studio, both at home and at the worldwide box office, surpassed the fantastic disaster film Meg: Monster of the Depth. The romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians, which again surprised Warner Bros., became a triumphant last weekend. and surpass all her wildest predictions.The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by the Singaporean writer Kevin Kwan and tells the story of a Chinese American woman who travels with her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding. It is there that it turns out that the guy comes from an insanely rich family, and all local women dream of marrying him. For the first weekend at the box office, a film directed by John M. Chu, behind which several parts of the Step Up franchise and the adventurous film Illusion of Deception 2, was able to earn $ 25.24 million. And if you consider that the comedy started on August 15, then in total, in five days with a budget of $ 30 million, she managed to master already $ 34 million.  The first viewers gave "Crazy Rich Asians" a high A rating, positively received the novelty and critics - on the Rotten Tomatoes website, its rating is held at 92%. Reviewers write about the tape as a charming, touching, very romantic and funny "modern story about Cinderella", praise the performers of the main roles and the notorious chemistry between them, well-chosen music, beautiful costumes and the fact that the creators of the picture did not deviate too much from the plot of the book. By the way, the literary source is a trilogy, so, apparently, very soon American viewers will see the continuation of the Asian fairy tale.  Wealthy Asians turned out to be much more dangerous for a blockbuster starring Jason State than the prehistoric shark with which his hero has to fight in the plot of the film. Under the pressure of new items last week's triumphant thriller "Meg: Monster of the Depth" had to retreat to the second line of the rating. Gross receipts of the tape slipped by 53% compared to the premiere box office and amounted to $ 21.15 million. In total, the fantastic horror film by John Terteltaub now has $ 83.76 million. Another $ 230.4 million brought the film outside the United States.  Last weekend, the action movie "22 Miles" with Mark Wahlberg in the title role started from third place. The first viewers brought to the film box of the film, the budget of which was $ 35 million, about $ 13.62 million. The creators of the picture hoped to make a potential franchise out of it, but the public reaction to the novelty can hardly be called positive. According to CinemaScore, the film received a B- rating from viewers, while the freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes dropped to 20%. Critics complain about a large number of cliches, a painfully familiar plot and a confusing narrative that is boring, and they sincerely ask Mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg not to continue this tedious story.  The film "Mission Impossible: Consequences" has been in the top five for a month already, and last weekend it shared the fourth line with the novelty of the rental, the adventure drama "Alpha". The total box office of the sixth film of the popular franchise about the super agent Ethan Hunt performed by Tom Cruise has decreased by 46% compared to the results of a week ago, thus the picture's piggy bank was replenished with an additional $ 10.5 million. In total, the blockbuster's assets are now $ 180.74 million. Another $ 320.7 million brought Consequences internationally.  With the result of $ 10.5 million, the Albert Hughes adventure film "Alpha" also finished its first weekend. The story of a young hunter, who lived 20,000 years ago and was the first to try to tame a wild wolf, fell in love with viewers and critics. This is indicated by a B + rating and 84% freshness on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics call the film "Alpha" one of the most "pleasant surprises of the summer" and speak of it as a slightly old-fashioned, in a good way, Hollywood adventure film with the appropriate morality about trusting your inner self in difficult times. In addition, reviewers note the exciting and soulful story, as well as the excellent visual design of the picture. The Topic of Article: US Boxing Office: Statem Lost To Rich Asians. |
