Captain America slips but clings to North America box office lead

Marvel and Disney’s Captain America: Brave New World clung to the top of the North American box office this weekend despite a steep drop from its opening, earning an estimated USD 28.2 million, analysts said Sunday.

Captain America: Brave New World slips in box office rankings

That take, on a slow February weekend, was just over one-fourth the USD 100 million the superhero film earned at its opening. Reviews of the movie, with Anthony Mackie in the title role, have been decidedly weak.

Neon Studio’s new comedy-horror film The Monkey, based on a short story by Stephen King, opened in second place for the Friday-through-Sunday period, taking in an estimated USD 14.2 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.

Theo James, Rohan Campbell and Elijah Wood star in the movie about a demonic toy monkey that is linked to a series of horrific deaths.

In third place, slipping one spot from last weekend, was Columbia and Sony’s Paddington in Peru, at USD 6.5 million. Ben Whishaw voices the lovable, floppy-hatted bear.

Also down one spot was Dog Man, a superhero comedy from Universal and DreamWorks, at USD 5.9 million. The family-friendly animation is a spinoff from the best-selling Captain Underpants books.

And in fifth, at USD 3 million, was Ne Zha 2 from CMC Pictures. The Chinese blockbuster has become the biggest-ever box-office release in China and the highest-grossing animated film of all time.

The tale of a rebellious young deity who uses his powers to battle formidable foes, Ne Zha 2 has logged worldwide ticket sales of USD 1.72 billion since its January 29 release in China, according to state news agency Xinhua.

Rounding out the top 10 were:

Heart Eyes (USD 2.9 million)

The Unbreakable Boy (USD 2.5 million)

Mufasa: The Lion King (USD 2.5 million)

One of Them Days (USD 1.4 million)

Love Hurts (USD 1.1 million)

This article was published via AFP Relaxnews.

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