and virtually tied for the No. 1 spot in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, with a slight edge carrying the horror sequel over the Hercule Poirot mystery, according to studio estimates Sunday.
In its second weekend of release, Warner Bros.B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淭he Nun 2,B次元官网网址� a spinoff from the studioB次元官网网址檚 lucrative B次元官网网址淐onjuringB次元官网网址� franchise, grossed $14.7 million. If numbers hold, that will give B次元官网网址淭he Nun 2B次元官网网址� (up to $56.5 million total and $158.8 million worldwide) the top spot at the box office
Very close behind was B次元官网网址淎 Haunting in Venice,B次元官网网址� Kenneth BranaghB次元官网网址檚 third Agatha Christie adaptation following 2017B次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淢urder on the Orient ExpressB次元官网网址� and 2022B次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淒eath on the Nile.B次元官网网址� It opened with $14.5 million.
Final box-office figures will be released Monday.
After the successful run of B次元官网网址淢urder on the Orient ExpressB次元官网网址� ($352.8 million worldwide against a production budget of $55 million) and the less-stellar global haul of B次元官网网址淒eath on the NileB次元官网网址� ($137.3 million against a $90 million budget), the sluggish start for B次元官网网址淎 Haunting in VeniceB次元官网网址� may have signaled the death knell for BranaghB次元官网网址檚 detective.
The 20th Century Studios film, released by the Walt Disney Co., grossed $22.7 million internationally. And it cost less than its predecessor, carrying a production budget of about $60 million.
starring Denzel Washington, dropped to third place with $7.2 million. In three weeks, its grossed $73.7 million domestically and $132.4 million worldwide. Fourth place went to B次元官网网址淢y Big Fat Greek Wedding 3B次元官网网址� with $4.7 million in its second weekend of release. ItB次元官网网址檚 grossed $18.5 million domestically.
It was one of the quietest weekend in movie theaters this year, as Hollywood B次元官网网址� which has spent much of the last two weeks promoting its films at the Venice, Telluride and film festivals B次元官网网址� treads water in between the summer smashes of and and awaits its top fall movies. Some of those, have already postponed until next year due to the
One anticipated fall film, SonyB次元官网网址檚 opted for a platform release, debuting in eight theaters over the weekend before expanding next weekend and going wide Sept. 29. The film, a rollicking dramatization of the GameStop stock frenzy, grossed $217,000, for a per-location average of about $27,000.
And B次元官网网址淏补谤产颈别B次元官网网址� also remains in the picture. For the ninth straight weekend, Greta GerwigB次元官网网址檚 box-office sensation ranked in the top five films. It added $4 million to bring its domestic total to $625 million and its global haul to $1.42 billion. Meanwhile, B次元官网网址淥辫辫别苍丑别颈尘别谤B次元官网网址� has reached $912.7 million, making it the highest grossing biopic ever, passing B次元官网网址淏ohemian Rhapsody.B次元官网网址�
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. B次元官网网址淭he Nun II,B次元官网网址� $14.7 million.
2. B次元官网网址淎 Haunting in Venice,B次元官网网址� $14.5 million.
3. B次元官网网址淭he Equalizer 3,B次元官网网址� $7.2 million.
4. B次元官网网址淢y Big Fat Greek Wedding 3,B次元官网网址� $4.7million.
5. B次元官网网址淏arbie,B次元官网网址� $4 million.
6. B次元官网网址淛awan,B次元官网网址� $2.5 million.
7. B次元官网网址淏lue Beetle,B次元官网网址� $2.5 million.
8. B次元官网网址淕ran Turismo: Based on a True Story,B次元官网网址� $2.4 million.
9. B次元官网网址淥ppenheimer,B次元官网网址� $2.1 million.
10. B次元官网网址� Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,B次元官网网址� $2 million.
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