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NEW YORK – Despite the small size of its heroes, "Ant-Man and the Wasp" opened at the box office with typical Marvel, with ticket sales estimated at $ 76 million.
According to Sunday studio estimates, the "Ant-Man" suite easily surpbaded the $ 57 million of the 2015 North American edition. The 20th film in the film world Marvel – and the 20th in its debut no. 1 at the box office – "Ant-Man and the Wasp" comes on the heels of two Marvel Wondrous hits this year: "Black Panther" and "Avengers: Infinity War."
While the first "Ant-Man", starring Paul Rudd, had a difficult road to release due to a late manager's change, the deployment of the sequel, directed by Peyton Reed, been smoother. Cathleen Taff, director of distribution at Disney, has given a new dimension to this marketing campaign, which was a change of pace more modest, funny and light for Marvel, following the great "Infinity War"
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"Ant-Man and the Wasp", with a reported production budget of about $ 160 million, may have performed fairly well to firmly establish his place among the Marvel superheroes. The reviews were good (86 percent fees on Rotten Tomatoes) and the listeners gave him an A-minus CinemaScore. Ticket sales abroad added $ 85 million more
. For the summer season, the five best films of the weekend were all suites. "The First Purge" of Blumhouse Productions, Blumhouse Productions' fourth film, is the fourth film of the low-budget horror franchise on an annual 12-hour anarchy. On 4 July falling on a Wednesday and thus depriving Hollywood of a holiday weekend, Universal chose to release "The First Purge" on Wednesday, while "Ant-Man" was waiting for the usual previews on Thursday evening [19659007] "The First Purge". started with $ 32 million on the basis of five days, and $ 18.5 million for the weekend. Especially after "The Purge: Election Year" of 2016, the franchise has made satirical jabs to comment social. "First Purge", a prequel to Staten Island, focuses on the origins of ritual as a method to eliminate minorities. "
" Blumhouse continues to surpbad us, "said Jim Orr, Universal Distribution Manager." The Purge franchise continually comments on the problems that are common in society, evidently through a kind of dark and distorted lens. Attaching it to the 4th of July party made a lot of sense. "
Some theaters in Los Angeles have outperformed, according to executives, probably because of those seeking air conditioning during the Southern California heatwave, but for reasons of travel or weather, Ticket sales nationwide were surprisingly low Saturday.The weekend was about 10 percent less than the same weekend last year, when "Spider-Man: Homecoming" was open, according to comScore.But the summer box office, up 13.5% over last year, remains solid.
The films that followed "Ant-Man" have Disney's "Indestructible 2" managed to "find Dory" to become Pixar's most profitable film in the country, ignoring inflation, and earning $ 29 million for his fourth weekend, bringing its national total to $ 504 million and its global transportation to $ 773 million
With $ 28.6 million for its third weekend, Jurbadic World: Fallen Kingdom. It is particularly well done internationally, accounting for 69% of the global footprint of the dinosaur suite.
As a clear alternative to the multiplex offers, the documentary "Mister Rogers" "Will not you be my neighbor" an art-house sensation. Ranking ninth for the weekend (between "Tag" and "Deadpool 2"), the Focus Features version earned $ 2.6 million in 893 theaters over the weekend. With $ 12.4 million in five weeks, it 's the best documentary of the year at the box office, ahead of RBG documentary by Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Surrealist satire of Boots Riley "Sorry to Bother You" with Lakeessa Stanfield and Tessa Thompson one of the best debut of the year, by screen. The acclaimed publication of Annapurna Pictures opened with $ 717,302 on 16 screens, an average per screen of $ 44,831. The first film of hip-hop pioneer Riley, "Sorry to Bother You", tells the story of a black telemarketer who managed to impose himself after adopting a "white voice".
Estimated from Friday to Sunday in US and Canadian theaters, according to comScore. Where applicable, the latest international issues from Friday to Sunday are also included. The final national figures will be published on Monday.
1. "Ant-Man and the Wasp", $ 76 million ($ 85 million international).
2. "Incredibles 2", 29 million dollars (35.7 million international dollars).
3. "Jurbadic World: Fallen Kingdom", $ 28.6 million ($ 27.6 million international).
4. "The First Purge", $ 17.2 million ($ 10.9 million international).
5. "Sicario: Soldier's Day", 7.3 million dollars (3 million international dollars).
6. "Uncle Drew", $ 6.6 million.
7. "Ocean's 8", $ 5.3 million ($ 7.7 million international).
8. "Tag", $ 3.1 million ($ 2.9 million international).
9. "Will not you be my neighbor," $ 2.6 million
10. Deadpool 2, $ 1.7 million
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Estimate of ticket sales from Friday to Sunday in international theaters (excluding the United States and Canada), according to comScore: [19659027] 1. "Dying to Survive", $ 146 million
2. "Ant-Man and the Wasp", $ 85 million.
3. "Incredibles 2", $ 35.7 million.
4. "Jurbadic World: Fallen Kingdom", $ 27.6 million
5. "Sanju", $ 12.2 million.
6. "The First Purge", $ 10.9 million
7. "Happy Dad and Son 3: Adventure in Russia", $ 10 million
8. "Animal World", $ 8.5 million.
9. "Ocean's 8", $ 7.7 million.
10. "Witch", $ 4.1 million
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