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Posted at 14:41 ET 21 April 2019 |
The summer of 2019 is full of blockbusters. Here are 12 of the must see movies of USA TODAY.
UNITED STATES TODAY & # 39; HUI
LOS ANGELES – "The Curse of La Llorona" brought only luck at the box office.
The horror film, based on a Mexican legend about a woman who murdered her children and scouring the world for them, reported $ 26.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, which puts him in the first place of his opening weekend, the last before "Avengers: Endgame" manages to dominate.
"The Curse of La Llorona" ended the two-week reign of "Shazam!" at number 1. DC Comics' superhero comedy was second at $ 17.3 million, continuing its strong production with a national total of $ 121.3 million over three weeks.
The inspirational movie "Breakthrough", the first film released by 20th Century Fox since the acquisition of the studio by Disney, ranked third with $ 11.1 million, a respectable opening for this film based on a modest budget.
Marisol Ramirez plays the mysterious main character in "The Curse of La Llorona". (Photo: WARNER BROS, VIA AP)
The reign of "La Llorona" will not last. His victory was won during a quiet Easter weekend, as the studios set the stage for the highly anticipated "Endgame", the behemoth of Disney and Marvel, which should disintegrate the entire competition in the weeks to come.
Easter weekend saw very few new releases – and none with big budgets – giving smaller movies like "La Llorona" a chance to win a few dollars.
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"Putting this film in this ideal position just before the opening of" Endgame "really paid off," said Paul Dergarabedian, Senior Media Analyst at Comscore. "It was a brilliant planning shot."
The film overcame dark critics (32% charge on rotten tomatoes) to conquer the audience. Some scholars and critics have also severely criticized the film for a marketing campaign involving the use of traditional Mexican healers for "spiritual cleanings" before the screenings. It was one of three horror films in the top 10 of the weekend (with "Pet Sematary" and "We").
Next week, even though we will still be in April, the summer begins for Hollywood while Disney is looking for "Endgame" to have probably the biggest opening of all time.
"The summer season usually does not start until the first weekend of May, but Marvel can bow to the agenda," said Dergarabedian. "They can say:" We are leaving on the last Friday of April, here is your summer. "
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The recipes of Brie Larson's "Captain Marvel" surged during his seventh weekend. He reported $ 9.1 million and finished fourth, or $ 400 million at the national box office, the audience likely wishing to watch a small piece of Marvel's film history before "Endgame".
"Little," the body-swap comedy, was fifth of its second week with $ 8.45 million. "Dumbo" finally crossed the threshold of $ 100 million as it finished sixth in its fourth week, a disappointing performance for a live Disney release.
Final figures are expected Monday.
Contributors: Kim Willis
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