The independent horror film “Terrifier 3” debuted at the weekend in the first position in the North American box office, according to estimates published on Sunday by the specialist company Exhibitor Relations.
“Terrifier 3“, the third film in a franchise of this kind, had an “exceptional” debut, said David A. Gross, analyst at Franchise Entertainment Research, according to AFP, quoted by Agerpres.
The film, produced by independent studios Civerse and Icon Events, grossed $18.3 million from Friday to Sunday in theaters in the United States and Canada.
In France it is prohibited for minors
In the third installment, also directed by the creator of the trilogy, Damien Leone, a terrifying clown, Art, returns to sow terror around Christmas.
Terrifier 3. PHOTO capture YouTube Terrifier 3
The film has many violent death scenes and was banned for under-18 audiences in France (a rare decision), where it is also a huge success in cinemas.
“The Wild Robot,” in second place
The animated feature film “The Wild Robot”a sci-fi thriller from DeamWorks Animation, remained in second place with $13.4 million.
In this film, the robot Roz – whose English voice is provided by the Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o – arrives on an island left uninhabited after the passage of a typhoon. To survive, he makes friends with the animals in the forest.
“Joker: Folie a Deux” movie, declining
“Joker: Folie a Deux”, the new Joker film, Batman’s mortal enemy, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, is in third place, losing its lead and 80% of its opening weekend after it sold just $7.1 million worth of tickets in its second weekend of screenings. This film had earned 40 million dollars in its first weekend.
The film, whose production budget was nearly 200 million dollars, is facing a brutal decline in receipts for a
Such a drop in the second week is the largest ever recorded by a film inspired by the universe of comics and, at the same time, one of the worst recorded at the level of all films, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The fourth place, down by one position, is occupied by the film “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”, directed by Tim Burton, which describes the adventures of ghosts. The production earned 7 million dollars. In this macabre comedy, Michael Keaton plays again, at the age of 73, the character of a “bio-exorcist” became a ghost, sinister and posh, who tries to return to the world of the living.
“Piece by Piece”, an animation about the musician Pharrell Williams
The animated musical “Piece by Piece”which presents the life of American musician Pharrell Williams with the help of Lego game pieces, debuted in fifth place with $3.8 million.
The top 10 of the North American box office is completed by the following cinematographic productions:
6. “Transformers One” ($3.7 million)
7. “Saturday Night” ($3.4 million)
8. “My Hero Academia: You’re Next” ($3 million)
9. “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (rerelease – $2.3 million)
10. “The Apprentice” ($1.6 million). AGERPRES/(AS – author: Florin Bădescu, editor: Simona Tatu)
