Weekend Box Office: The public says "Shazam!"

Several people approached the local multiplex and pronounced the magic word "Shazam!"Last weekend, while DC's family-friendly super-hero movie, grossed $ 53.4 million, more than double its nearest competitor and a positive reminder that these films are really This openness compares it to the lighter entries of Marvel as The ant manThis means that Zachary Levi should find his place at the box office if the hero is not very muscular, even if he is not near Marvel's recent blockbuster entrances.

Those who were looking for something a little darker (but not like Zack Snyder's dark DCEU) found it in the poignant death of a kid who ends up second. Pet Sematary. The new version of Stephen King's classic will come out of the old cemetery and will go into theaters for $ 25 million, which may seem little compared to the gonzo return of he but it's actually the second-biggest opening ever made for an adaptation of Stephen King. Moreover, its production costs only 21 million dollars and this little monster of undead is already technically in the dark. Of course, the public did not seem so frightened, attributing it a lamentable "C +" Cinemascore, rare example of the rating given to the American collective film by American moviegoers. The A.V. clubThe evaluation.

In the field of movies that do not seem to have wickets as long as his ears, we have Disney live movies Dumbo. The CG show led by Tim Burton took $ 18.2 million, enough for third place, but a drop of more than 60% over its opening weekend, which n? is not a sign that the public is eager to return the circus. Whether you're thrilled or disappointed in the film, we can all agree on one thing: Eva Green deserves better.

Jordan Peele, ranked in the top five We, ranking fourth with $ 13.8 million and already ranking among the top five horror movies with the highest sales of all time, with a total domestic gross of $ 152 million. Punching in the heels of Doppelgangers: Captain Marvel, adding an additional $ 12.68 million to its $ 374 million, and transforming its overall shape into a film that has just crossed the billion dollar mark.

In the smaller news, calm crap The best of enemies ("Another bountiful film about these accursed racists," as we have described) garnered $ 4.5 million from a generally older audience, but the excellent new journey into the skies Claire Denis, High life, found Robert Pattinson winning the highest average per theater by getting $ 100,000 in only four theaters. And thankfully, that nasty shit known as The obsession of Sharon Tate did not even do the graph.

For more detailed figures, visit the website Mojo Box Office.