The biopic dedicated to the king of rock and roll propelled itself to the top of the North American box office for its release. It is tied with “Top Gun: Maverick”, according to estimates published on Sunday.
The bet seems successful for “Elvis”. Between Friday and Sunday, the film directed by Baz Luhrmann indeed garnered 30.5 million dollars, almost twice as much as the average of musical biographical films, according to expert David Gross, from the research center Franchise Entertainment Research.
If the choice to take Austin Butler – relatively unknown – to embody Elvis Presley could seem risky, the film is unanimous both among the public and among film critics, reports AFP.
“Elvis” found itself tied with “Top Gun: Maverick”, which continues to panic the counters, also winning 30.5 million dollars at the box office for its fifth week of operation, specify AFP. Tom Cruise once again plays US Navy test pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, now a captain. “Jurassic World: The World After”, the sixth installment of the cult saga of dinosaurs, comes in third place with 26.4 million dollars in revenue.
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