"How to train your dragon 3" Beats "Funeral of the Madea family" – Variety

After a close race for first place in North America, Universal and DreamWorks "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" took the lead to win the national box office title.

The final installment of the "Dragon" trilogy has remained solid, adding an additional $ 30 million on its second weekend of publication. The bustling adventure is not far off the $ 100 million mark in North America, with a national total of $ 97.6 million. "The Hidden World" is in line with the franchise's first two entries, which ended their national box office revenue with $ 217 million and $ 177 million, respectively.

While "How to train your dragon 3" has deterred newcomers from repeating the number 1, "The funeral of the Madea family" Tyler Perry have always started well. Perry bade farewell to Madea, his longtime character, in the eleventh and final installment of the 15-year-old franchise. It opened earlier than planned, pocketing $ 27 million on $ 27 million.

Madea Family Funeral, which Perry directs, plays and produces, marks the end of its partnership with Lionsgate. Like the previous entries of "Madea", the audience was more receptive to the eccentric than the critics. The film caught a promising A-CinemaScore, while its score for Rotten Tomato was 25%, less enthusiastic. Spectators over the age of 25 accounted for 78% of its opening weekend, while 67% of the crowds were women.

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"Madea" has by far the best result among the new offers. "Greta" from Focus Features, a psychological thriller starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert, was launched in the form of screenings. Led by Neil Jordan, "Greta" finished fourth with $ 4.5 million spread over 2,411 locations.

At the same time, Universal's "Green Book" has benefited from the glory of the Oscars. The film returned to 2,600 screens after being awarded by the Oscar for Best Picture. He secured fifth place at his 16th weekend of publication, with $ 4.7 million. The tragedy started slowly in November, but "Green Book" made waves in the theaters and saw a substantial increase in ticket sales after being rewarded. Now that it has won the first prize in the entertainment industry, the film has increased its revenues by 121%. The Green Paper has generated $ 75 million in North America and $ 74 million abroad.

Sony's victory in Spider-Man: The comic book adventure was rewarded with the best animated feature film last Sunday and earned $ 2.1 million after the studio re-released it in 2,404 locations. The film has grossed more than $ 360 million worldwide, including $ 187 million at the national box office.

Similarly, Warner Bros. has scheduled a limited reissue of "A Star Is Born", winner of an Oscar, with an additional 12 minutes of film. Ticket sales increased 209%, pocketing $ 1.8 million on 1,150 screens. That's a big part of the change, as the musical drama starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga debuted in October and is already available for home entertainment. "A star is born" reported $ 212 million at the national box office and $ 214 million internationally.

Otherwise, a number of delays completed the top five. Fox's "Alita: Battle Angel", which won $ 7 million on its third weekend, was ranked third. Produced by James Cameron and directed by Robert Rodriguez, the science fiction adventure pocketed $ 72.5 million at the national box office. The cyborg heroine resonates overseas, where "Alita" generated $ 278 million. This is a good sign for Fox because its last possible film before merging with Disney cost $ 170 million to produce and millions more in marketing and distribution. All that CGI does not cost much, and rival studio executives believe that "Alita: Battle Angel" will have to generate a turnover of 500 million dollars before being profitable. Fox insiders, however, claim that the break-even point is closer to $ 350 million, which means that "Alita" could already be out of the red.

Warner Bros. 'The movie' Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 'landed fourth with $ 6 million, bringing its North American haul to $ 91 million. Despite positive reviews, the animated suite has continued to follow its predecessors by far. "The Lego Movie" opened in 2014 and completed its theatrical tour with a whopping $ 469 million worldwide, including $ 257 million at the national box office. With the current overall amount of the suite nearing $ 152 million, it is unlikely that "The Lego Movie 2" reaches the level of the original film. Industry analysts suggest that this is partly because the studio waited five years before publishing a direct sequel and instead dropped two spinoffs – "The Lego Batman Movie" and "The Lego Ninjago Movie" – in 2017 The consecutive offspring of the same year already experienced diminishing returns, signaling that there may indeed be too much of a good thing.

In specialized theaters, the documentary "Apollo 11" by Neon and CNN Film earned $ 1.65 million when it was launched on 120 Imax screens, for an average of $ 13,750. Directed by Todd Douglas Miller, the documentary film about Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's landmark landing is on March 8 across the country.

The national box office continues to be well below the record year of 2018. According to Comscore, ticket sales have declined 26% over the same period last year, when "Black Panther still dominated the multiplexes. Watchers hope the first women-led superhero adventure at Disney-Marvel could reverse the situation when "Captain Marvel" debuts next weekend.