Joining forces will have succeeded: the two creatures from Gozilla x Kong – the New Kingdom took the lead at the North American box office for their first week in theaters, according to estimates on Sunday from the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations. The feature film, which sees the immense reptile and the famous gorilla fighting side by side, collected $80 million this weekend in the United States and Canada, according to these figures. A “fantastic” result, for analyst David A. Gross.
Far behind, Ghostbusters, the Ice Menace earned $15.7 million. In this new opus, the ghost hunters this time face the threat of a new ice age. In third place on the podium, Dune, Part II recorded $11.1 million in revenue for its fifth week in theaters. The feature film lasting more than 2h30, directed by Quebecer Denis Villeneuve, returns to the planet Arrakis, populated by giant sandworms and the scene of a conflict around a unique resource, Spice.
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Relegated to fourth position, Kung Fu Panda 4, the latest part of the animated saga from DreamWorks studios mixing humor and martial arts, obtained $10.2 million. In fifth place, the horror film Immaculée, which features a nun moving into a remote convent in Italy, took in $3.3 million.