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Los Angeles (AFP) – “The Batman”, a dark and desperate new opus in the adventures of the masked vigilante, took first place at the American box office upon its release, according to provisional figures from the specialized firm Exhibitor Relations published on Sunday.
The film from Warner Bros. studios, where Batman is played by British actor Robert Pattinson, grossed $128.5 million from Friday to Sunday, while its production costs are estimated at around $200 million.
It’s the best movie launch of 2022 and the second-best since the pandemic began, behind the $260 million raked in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” when it hit screens in December.
This new installment of the adventures of Batman relates the hunt for a serial killer in Gotham City, once morest a backdrop of corruption and abuse of power, and while the vigilante, tormented like never before, is himself prey to his demons. interiors.
It relegates to second place “Uncharted”, adaptation of the successful video game published by Sony. The film, in which Tom Holland plays a treasure hunter, once more brought in $11 million in revenue over the weekend, bringing its earnings to more than $100 million in three weeks.
In third place, the canine feature film “Dog”, which narrates the road trip of an army veteran played by Channing Tatum, accompanied by a Belgian shepherd, has brought in six million dollars since Friday.
Confirming its popularity, the latest Spider-man still earned $4.4 million for its twelfth week of operation. Its international receipts exceeded one billion dollars.
In fifth place with 2.7 million dollars earned over the weekend, “Death on the Nile” shows that the insight of Hercule Poirot continues to seduce, more than 80 years following the publication of this flagship novel. Agatha Christie.
Here’s the rest of the top 10:
6 – “All On Stage 2” (1.5 million)
7 – “Jackass Forever” (1,4 million)
8 – “Cyrano” (683,000)
9 – “Scream” (570.000)
10 – “Marry me” (530.000)
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