"Venom" and "A star are born" recall the launch of Ryan Gosling's "First Man"

The biopic, starring Ryan Gosling, could not overturn the two best films of last weekend, "Venom" and "A Star Is Born", which again took first and second place.

"First Man" took off this weekend with all the potential he needed: prestige, good reviews (88% positive on Rotten Tomatoes), a movie star (Gosling) and an Oscar-winning director ( Damien Chazelle).

Studios estimated Sunday that "First Man" had realized $ 16.5 million in ticket sales in North America and $ 25 million worldwide. It was up to expectations, but it was not an impressive figure for a space epic costing nearly $ 60 million.

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Jim Boxa has entrusted Jim Orr with a film like "First Man", which will be directed primarily to an older audience who would not want to go to the cinema the first weekend. It will be "a marathon, not a sprint". , President of the Universal Home Distribution. "For these types of adult movies aimed at an informed audience, it's not about the opening weekend, we are very confident that it will last a long time."

Viewers of the first PG-13 rated man were mostly seniors (52% over 35), men (56%) and whites (67%) and attributed the film a B-plus on CinemaScore.

"I did not expect" First Man "to have an unusual weekend opening track," said Paul Dergarabedian, Senior Media Analyst at comScore Tracker. "It is a film that will continue to roll and receive more and more praise. First Man "will stay in the coming weeks."

Tom Hardy's comic book "Venom" continues to deny mediocre critics during its second weekend. The film added $ 35.7 million in ticket sales, a 56% drop from the first weekend, to repeat first. The film has earned $ 142.8 million so far in the domestic market.

At the other end of the critical spectrum, Bradley Cooper's "A Star Is Born" sparked a wave of goodwill and paved the way for discussions at his second weekend, bringing in $ 28 million. With a national total of $ 94.2 million, the remake featuring Cooper and Lady Gaga will surpass $ 100 million in no time.

Ally (Lady Gaga) prepares for her appearance while Ramone (Anthony Ramos) supports "A Star Is Born". (Photo: WARNER BROS.)

"Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween", a family project that raised $ 16.2 million (a $ 23.6 million reduction compared to the launch of the first movie in 2015). Yeti's "Smallfoot" animated film was fifth with $ 9.3 million on its second weekend.

The well-known young adult film "The Hate U Give", meanwhile, performed well in its expansion. The drama on the set by the police of a black teenager managed to rank among the top 10 in just 248 places, ranking ninth with $ 1.8 million. It comes out in wide version next weekend. And the TV movie "Beautiful Boy" by Timothee Chalamet and Steve Carell opened on four screens at $ 221,437 for a huge average per screen of over $ 55,000.

With so many new films shown at the multiplex, whether it's big-budget blockbusters or award-winning dramas, the public is helping to propel October to record profits. It also means that some movies get lost in the reshuffle.

"There is an avalanche of hits that continue to come from all genres," says Dergarabedian. "People are a little overwhelmed right now, there is a wealth of wealth on the market and some movies are going to have a hard time opening on opening weekends."

Final figures are expected Monday.

Contributors: Kim Willis

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