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APB次元官网网址檚 Mark Kennedy wrote in his one star review that itB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址渁 movie that seems destined to pound a nail into this franchiseB次元官网网址檚 undead coffinB次元官网网址� and audiences gave it a C+ CinemaScore. But it hardly matters: Horror is perhaps the most reliably critic-proof genre, at least when it comes to opening weekend.
The Michael Graves-directed sequel starring Taissa Farmiga and Storm Reid fell far short of the debut for the first film ($53.8 million), but itB次元官网网址檚 still a solid launch. B次元官网网址淭he NunB次元官网网址� movies are part of the so-called Conjuring universe, which now has nine films, and $2.1 billion in box office, to its name. The sequel also played well internationally, picking up $52.7 million from 69 markets (Mexico being the strongest with $8.9 million) and boosting its global debut to $85.3 million.
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Third place went to another new movie: The third installment of Nia VardalosB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淢y Big Fat Greek Wedding,B次元官网网址� which arrives 21 years after the first film became a massive sleeper hit earning some $369 million against a $5 million production budget. Released by Focus Features in 3,650 theaters, the third film earned an estimated $10 million, overwhelmingly driven by female audiences (71%) who were 25 or older (83%).
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The Indian revenge thriller, B次元官网网址淛awan,B次元官网网址� starring Shah Rukh Khan, opened in fourth place with $6.2 million from only 813 locations. It was released in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Khan, a Bollywood superstar, also led another box office sensation this year, B次元官网网址淧athaan,B次元官网网址� which has made $130 million worldwide.
B次元官网网址淏arbie,B次元官网网址� which comes to VOD on Tuesday, dropped to No. 5 after 8 triumphant weeks with $5.9 million from 3,281 locations. The Warner Bros. film has now made $620.5 million domestically.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
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2. B次元官网网址淭he Equalizer 3,B次元官网网址� $12.1 million.
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4. B次元官网网址淛awan,B次元官网网址� $6.2 million.
5. B次元官网网址淏arbie,B次元官网网址� $5.9 million.
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