Introduction to the Weekend Box Office
The latest weekend box office numbers are in, and it’s been an exciting few days for movie fans. With several new releases and ongoing films, the competition was fierce.
Top Performing Films
The top-performing film of the weekend was The magic: last rites, which opened with an estimated global total of $187 million. This horror franchise entry from Warner Bros/New Line took in a record $104 million from 67 international markets and $83 million in North America.
The Conjuring: Last Rites Breaks Records
The Conjuring: Last Rites achieved the largest international opening for a horror film ever, beating the $92 million opening of IT: Chapter Two in 2019. The film’s domestic debut was the third-largest ever for a horror release, and its global total was the second-largest for the genre.
Strong Openings for Other Films
Two other films had strong openings, making it into the global top ten. Hamilton, Disney’s film about the Lin-Manuel Miranda stage musical, opened in North America with an estimated $10 million. History Association, a Tamil action thriller from India, started with an estimated $7.3 million from 23 markets.
Asian and US Holdovers
Several local Asian films continued to perform well in the global top ten. Japanese anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle remained in second place, adding $12.4 million to its total. Chinese action story The edge of the shadow took third place, with $11.9 million added to its total.
Other Notable Films
Among other notable films, Searchlight’s The roses reached fifth place in the chart on its second weekend, with an estimated $8.6 million. Disney’s More triggered Friday took in $6.4 million worldwide, for a total of $142.9 million. Universal/Dreamworks’ The evil 2 added $8.4 million, for a total of $191 million.
Box Office Rankings
The global box office rankings for the weekend were as follows:
- The magic: last rites – $187 million
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle – $12.4 million
- The edge of the shadow – $11.9 million
- Hamilton – $10 million
- Weapons – $10 million
- The roses – $8.6 million
- The evil 2 – $8.4 million
- No one – $8.2 million
- History Association – $7.2 million
- More triggered Friday – $6.4 million
Conclusion
The weekend box office saw some exciting new releases and strong performances from ongoing films. With The Conjuring: Last Rites breaking records and other films having strong openings, it’s been an eventful few days for movie fans.
