Hollywood’s first bet for the American summer season, The Stuntman Unsurprisingly, it took the top spot at the US box office this weekend.
The film with Ryan Gosling It is Emily Blunt it made US$28.5 million in its first week in the country, falling below the final market expectations — which pointed to a collection of at least US$30 million. Despite this, the film marks the third highest-grossing debut of Gosling’s career, behind only the US$ 162 million opening. Barbie and the US$ 32.7 million Blade Runner 2049.
But the big surprise of the weekend was a film from 1999. The re-release of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace surrendered to Disney second place in the American ranking, with the film making US$8.08 million. The value was enough to overcome Rivalswhich in its second week in theaters fell to third place with just US$7.6 million.
The American box office still saw horror Tarotfrom the Sony Pictures, to be in fourth place with US$ 6.5 million accumulated in its debut. Despite the poor reception, the amount was enough to put the production ahead of the performance of hits such as Godzilla and Kong: The New Empire It is Civil warwhich made US$4.5 million and US$3.5 million respectively.
Check below the data of the ten biggest box office of the week in the United States:
Box office
May 3rd to 5th
1
1
The Stuntman
Box office
May 3rd to 5th
$28.5
two
two
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Box office
May 3rd to 5th
$8.08
3
3
Rivals
Box office
May 3rd to 5th
$7.6
4
4
Tarot
Box office
May 3rd to 5th
$6.5
5
5
Godzilla and Kong: The New Empire
Box office
May 3rd to 5th
$4.5
Box office
Total
$188,067
6
6
Civil war
Box office
May 3rd to 5th
$3.5
7
7
Unsung Hero
Box office
May 3rd to 5th
$3.0
8
8
Kung Fu Panda 4
Box office
May 3rd to 5th
$2.4
9
9
Abigail
Box office
May 3rd to 5th
$2.3
10
10
Ghostbusters: Ice Apocalypse
Box office
May 3rd to 5th
$1.8
*Data in millions Source: Box Office Mojo