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LOS ANGELES – Hollywood seems to be the subject of a contagious case of exhaustion of franchises this summer, while "Men in Black: International" and "Shaft" become the latest films widely rejected by moviegoers in North America .
The sale of Sony's "Men in Black: International" tickets cost $ 28.5 million at the box office this weekend, but did not meet expectations. These recipes represent about half of what the previous series of science fiction series earned during their first weekend in the poster.
The final entry, ranked first by Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth, is not expected to be at the same level as the Original Films starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, but badysts predicted a departure of over 30 million of dollars.
Directed by F. Gary Gray, Thompson and Hemsworth team up to form black-colored agents, protecting the Earth from a range of alien attacks. "Men in Black: International" now relies on film buffs abroad to make the adventure a success. Sony co-financed the film with Hemisphere and Tencent, spending $ 110 million to produce it, about half the cost of producing "MIB 3".
Critics have praised the chemistry between Hemsworth and Thompson, who shared the same screen. "Thor: Ragnarok", but the critics were not inspired for the follow-up that occurs seven years after the last installment and 25 years after the first film. It carries 24% on rotten tomatoes. The audience was also unenthusiastic and awarded a "CinemaScore B." to "MIB: International".
"Men in Black: International" was not the only sequel to this weekend to have been criticized by ticket buyers. Warner Bros. and New Line's "Shaft", starring Samuel L. Jackson, failed with disappointing sales of $ 8.3 million in 2,952 sites. That's less than half of what the box office observers had predicted would follow up during the first three days of its release. In comparison, "Shaft" of the 2000s debuted with $ 21.7 million. The latest remake brings together three generations of Shaft men, performed by Jackson, Jessie Usher and Richard Roundtree, who starred in the original 1971 film. It carries a $ 30 million price tag.
Positive reviews have not helped save the other recent national offer of this weekend, "Late Night" from Amazon. The comedy, written by Mindy Kaling and her co-stars, finished in ninth place with $ 5.1 million, after the studio extended the comedy to 2,220 places. It debuted in limited edition last weekend, raising $ 249,654, bringing ticket sales to $ 5.4 million. "Late Night," which tells the story of a TV host who chose a diverse location to prevent her TV show from escalating into an audience disaster, was well received after her first appearance. at Sundance, where Amazon has disbursed $ 14 million to secure distribution rights in one of the biggest sales of
The latest newcomer this weekend was "The Dead Don's Die" Jim Jarmusch's zombie comedy starring Adam Driver, Billy Murray, Selena Gomez and Chloé Sevigny. The film, which debuted at mixed reviews in Cannes, opened at number 12 with $ 2.35 million from 613 theaters. According to Focus Features, the studio that distributes the film, this figure marks the most important opening weekend of Jarmusch's career. Men accounted for 58% of tickets sold, while 64% of the public was over 35 years old.
"We are excited to see Jim's biggest opening and his best weekend with this movie," said Lisa Bunnell, Focus. Characteristics of the president of the distribution. "His unique rendition of the zombie genre gives moviegoers its humor, style and substance."
Second not so far away, Universal and Illumination's "Secret Life of Pets 2" is worth $ 23 million on its second weekend of launch, marking a 49% decline from his first outing. The animated suite has now brought in $ 92 million in North America.
"Aladdin" from Disney, a live remake of the Arab cartoon, took third place during its fourth weekend in the poster. He raised an additional $ 17 million, raising his national budget to $ 264 million.
Another Disney title, "X-Men", "Dark Phoenix", was a faux pas for the budget last weekend. He fell to fourth place, adding $ 9 million, which represents a significant 73% decline in ticket sales compared to his first weekend in theaters.
Paramount's "Rocketman" comes in fifth place. The fantastic biopic, which sees an inspired Taron Egerton dramatize the life and times of Sir Elton John, raised $ 8.8 million on his third outing for a total of $ 66 million in North America.
Overall, domestic ticket sales are down by just over 7% from last year, according to Comscore. A number of future blockbuster hopefuls, including Disney's "Toy Story 4" and Sony's "Spider-Man: Far From Home", are waiting to breathe some life into a dull summer movie season. .
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