The action movie “Bullet Train”, sprinkled with gags and black humor, opened at the head of the North American box office, according to estimates released this Sunday by the specialized firm Exhibitor Relations.
Source: AFP
Adapted from a successful Japanese novel, the feature film portrays seven assassins chased by bad luck who try to kill themselves on a high-speed train between Tokyo and Kyoto.
Starring Brad Pitt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Sandra Bullock, “Bullet Train” grossed $30.1 million in its opening weekend in theaters. “It was a solid start,” said David Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.
The animated film “DC League of Super Pets” (“Krypto and the Super-Beasts”), which follows the adventures of Superman’s dog, took second place on the podium, with $11.2 million in revenue for its second week in rooms.
Director Jordan Peele’s unclassifiable “Nope,” which oscillates between horror and sci-fi, came in third place with $8.5 million in its third week of sales.
Oscar-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya plays a horse trainer frightened by mysterious phenomena appearing in the sky above his ranch.
In fourth position, “Thor: love and thunder”, the latest installment of the saga of the Nordic god, played by Chris Hemsworth and accompanied by Natalie Portman and Christian Bale, raised 7.6 million dollars (316 million since its premiere).
The animated film “The Minions 2: Once Upon a Gru” fell to fifth place with 7.1 million dollars in its sixth week in theaters, for a total of 335 million since its opening.
The remaining five of the top ten box office hits were
6 – “Top Gun: Maverick” ($7 million)
7 – “The Wild Girl” (5.7 million)
8 – “Easter Sunday” (5.3 million)
9 – “Elvis” (4 million)
10 – “Black Phone” (1.5 million)
