Marvel Studios' new film
Black Widow
made a thunderous debut at the U.S. box office, pocketing $ 80 million in revenue between Friday and Sunday, a record since the start of the pandemic, according to provisional figures released Sunday by a specialized firm.
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This Avengers spin-off, in which Scarlett Johansson plays Natasha Romanoff, a Russian killer turned superheroine, also grossed $ 60 million via the Disney + streaming platform and 78 million internationally, for a breathtaking total of 218 million . And the film has yet to start airing in China. According to
Hollywood Reporter
magazine
, Disney's announcement of its streaming revenue after the first weekend is
"unprecedented
.
"
Three films produced by Universal Studios follow suit:
Fast and Furious 9
, in second position but far behind
Black Widow,
collected 10.9 million, less than half of its revenues last weekend.
Boss Baby 2: A Family Affair
came in third place, with $ 8.7 million.
This animated film, which follows the
Baby Boss
box
released four years ago, tells the story of a "baby boss" who leaves no one indifferent, with the voices of Alec Baldwin, Eva Longoria, Lisa Kudrow , Jimmy Kimmel and Jeff Goldblum.
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On the fourth step, the horror film
American Nightmare 5: Without Limits
, fifth and final episode of the
American Nightmare
saga
,
grossed 6.7 million dollars.
The film notably worn by Ana de la Reguera and Tenoch Huerta, takes place in a dystopian future where all crimes, including murders, are legalized one day a year.
Without a Sound 2,
from Paramount Studios, ranked fifth with $ 3 million, bringing its total North American revenue to nearly $ 150 million.
This is the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic that the North American box office has totaled more than $ 100 million in revenue, with 116.8 million, or 20% more than the week past.
In the top 10, we also find:
Cruella
($ 2.2 million)
Hitman & Bodyguard 2
(1.6 million)
Peter Rabbit 2
(1.3 million)
Where we come from
($ 630,000)
Zola
($ 620,000)
