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Death on the Nile tops US box office, Uncharted internationally

2022-02-14T15:24:27.190Z


The adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel took the lead in the United States and Canada while the adventure film with Tom Holland climbed to first place in 15 countries, before its release in France on Wednesday.


The new adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel,

Death on the Nile

, topped the box office in the United States and Canada upon its theatrical release.

The adventure film with Mark Wahlberg and Tom Holland climbed to first place in 15 countries, before its release in France, this Wednesday, February 16.

Having caused controversy in Kuwait with the presence of actress Gal Gadot, this feature film, which relates one of the most famous investigations of Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, brought in 12.8 million dollars from Friday to Sunday, according to the figures from specialist firm Exhibitor Relations.

Written in 1937 by the queen of detective novels and already brought to the screen in 1978 with Peter Ustinov and Jane Birkin, the story is this time directed by Kenneth Branagh, who takes on the role of the shrewd investigator, five years after the success of his

Murder on the Orient Express

.

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banned in Kuwait due to the presence of Gal Gadot

The retro charm of this classic has relegated the film Jackass Forever

to second place in the US box office

, a new installment of the crazy American band of the same name which works on gags with not necessarily delicate humor.

For its second week in theaters, it earned $8.1 million.

This is followed by the romantic comedy

Marry Me

, starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson, which made $8 million over the weekend, then

Spider-Man: No Way Home

, in its ninth week, which demoted to fourth place even though it again pocketed $7.2 million, bringing his total revenue to over $1 billion.

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Uncharted

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On the international scene, it is the film

Uncharted

which dominates the box office.

The video game adaptation, which garnered $120 million in production costs, reunites Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg and Sophia Taylor Ali.

It's already taken the top spot in 15 countries, with its biggest debut in the UK ($6.4m) followed by Russia ($4.5m) and Spain ($3.5m).

Due to be released in France this Wednesday, February 16, the feature film has already brought in a total of more than 21 million dollars in the 5,300 theaters where it is broadcast, according to

Forbes

magazine .

Starting next week, it will air in Australia, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico and South Korea.

Source: lefigaro

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