The titanic PG-rated tent pole, which places the legendary lizard against the skyscraper-sized Simian sensation, lost some steam from last weekend and dropped by -44.5%, but its $ 80.5 domestic total has its place further ratified as the biggest hit of the pandemic era. . The film earns an average of $ 2,567 per screen in 3,001 theaters, which is particularly impressive as it is also available for free on the HBO Max streaming service.
Even more impressive, however, was how the film performed abroad. Outside the US and Canada, Godzilla teen Kong has so far caught up with a sample size of $ 309.7 million – most of which came from China, where it raised about $ 177 million – bringing its cumulative global total to $ 390.2 million . That puts it on track to reach the $ 400 million milestone this week. (As a footnote, Bad Boys For Life was the last Hollywood stocking to earn $ 400 million worldwide 15 months ago.) Next weekend, the dynamic duo’s first real test as Warner Bros. be. ‘the long-awaited adaptation of the video game, Mortal Kombat, is being converted into multiplexes.
Universal’s Nobody was the runner-up again this weekend. The action carried by a bullet flickers over a father in the suburbs being turned around (Bob Odenkirk) added $ 2.5 million to its fourth session. The PG-13 rated film dropped a meager -4.8% from the previous weekend, averaging $ 1,477 per screen in 2,405 theaters (not bad, as it finally won premiums this week as well). VOD bent), bringing the domestic cash total to $ 19 million. Outside of North America, the film grossed just under $ 15.5 million, bringing its total gross worldwide to $ 34.5 million.
In third place was Screen Gems’ occult horror film, The Unholy. The PG-13 rated radiator plays a major role Jeffrey Dean Morgan decreased by -14.2% in the third weekend with a hair below $ 2.1 million. Relax in 2057 theaters, The unholy achieved an average of $ 1,001 per screen. It reached a significant international price of $ 447,817, bringing the total cash total to $ 10 million.
In fourth place was Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon. In the seventh week, the PG-rated computer-animated adventure filled its advantage with another $ 1.9 million domestically, up -13.7% from the previous frame. Despite also being available as a premium VOD rental on the Disney + streaming platform at $ 30, the film averaged $ 976 per screen in 1,945 theaters, bringing its domestic box office to about $ 37.7 million Bring. Overseas, Raya has accumulated $ 58 million so far, pushing its current global total to about $ 95.7 million.
An old friend, Warner Bros., rounded out the top five. Tom and Jerry, who recently jumped out of the Top 5 but returned strongly over the weekend. The PG-rated show with the iconic, creepy cat-and-mouse team earned $ 1.1 million in the eighth week, losing -9.9% from the previous weekend and averaging $ 537 per screen at 2,028 locations. The two-month domestic total is now $ 42.6 million. Internationally, the film has so far added $ 58.8 million, bringing its global score to $ 101.4 million.
The weekend’s other debut that was noticed was Neon’s horror film In the Earth of the pandemic theme. Written and directed by British bad boy Ben Wheatley (2013’s A Field in England, 2015’s High-Rise), the atmospheric R-rated scare flickers over a scientist and a park ranger looking deep into the forest for a cure against a deadly virus, which is at number 8- place ends up and scary is $ 506,000 in 547 theaters – which is an average of $ 925 per screen. It has not yet opened internationally.
Finally, on a sad note – especially to California movie lovers – the Pacific Theaters chain announced this week that it will close the doors of its 300 cinemas forever, including its beloved ArcLight locations. This is just one of the many blows that have hit the film industry since the COVID-19 pandemic began a little over a year ago. Take a moment to memorize a few sips of your next soft drink.