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By Associated Press
According to studio estimates Sunday, the "Ant-Man" suite easily surpbaded the $ 57 million of the original 2015 North America. 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 for Disney, awarded a marketing campaign that interpreted the film as a more modest, funny and light change of pace for Marvel following the greatness of "Infinity War".
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"Ant-Man and the Wasp", with a reported production budget of about $ 160 million, may have performed well enough to firmly establish its place among the Marvel superheroes. The reviews were good (86 percent fees on Rotten Tomatoes) and the listeners gave him an A-minus CinemaScore. Overseas ticket sales added an additional $ 85 million.
For the summer season, the five best films of the weekend were all sequels. "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. July 4 falling on a Wednesday and thus depriving Hollywood of a holiday weekend, Universal chose to release "The First Purge" Wednesday, while "Ant-Man" was waiting for the usual previews of Thursday night.
"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 of eliminating minorities. "
" Blumhouse continues to surpbad us, "said Jim Orr, head of distribution at Universal," The Purge franchise continually comments on the company's current problems, through a kind of dark and distorted vision, which is very logical. "
Some theaters in Los Angeles outperformed, probably because of those seeking air conditioning during the Southern California heatwave, but for reasons of travel or weather, sales nationwide were surprisingly low Saturday.The weekend was about 10 percent less than the same weekend last year, when "Spider-Man: Homecoming" opened , according to comScore.But the summer box office, up 13.5% over last year, remains robust.
The films that followed "Ant-Man" have reached their own goals, Disney's "Indestructible 2" have succeeded to "find Dory" to become the most profitable Pixar film in the country, regardless of & # 39; inflation. He earns $ 29 million for his fourth weekend, bringing his national total to $ 504 million and his global traffic to $ 773 million.
With $ 28.6 million for his third weekend, Jurbadic World: Fallen Kingdom. It is doing particularly well internationally, accounting for 69% of the global footprint of the dinosaur suite.
As a clear alternative to multiplex offers, the documentary "Mister Rogers" "Will not you be my neighbor" continued to work as 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 was catapulted after adopting a "white voice".
Chinese Movie Theaters A black comedy of a real tale about a man who becomes a savior for leukemia patients by smuggling cheaper generic drugs from India. The Chinese film "Dying to Survive", which has been compared to the television series "Dallas Buyers Club", opened with $ 146 million in the second largest film market in the world
. , 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, $ 1.7M
Estimate of ticket sales from Friday to Sunday in international theaters (excluding the United States and Canada), according to comScore:
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 dollars.
8. "Animal World", $ 8.5 million.
9. "Ocean & # 39; s 8", $ 7.7 million
10. "Witch", $ 4.1 million.
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