Taylor Swift still tops the North American box office, ahead of the latest Scorsese
The concert film by American superstar Taylor Swift remained at the top of the box office for its second weekend in North American theaters, ahead of the new film by Martin Scorsese, according to figures published Sunday October 22 by the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations.
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Popcorn at the world premiere of Taylor Swift’s concert film on October 12 in California. Photo: AFP/VNA/CVN
According to these estimates, The Eras Tour grossed USD 31 million in cinemas in the United States and Canada, after already a huge success during the first weekend.
Ticket pre-sales had totaled more than 100 million USD. And when the film was released in theaters, fans of the country music singer sometimes showed up in cowboy boots, with American theaters even encouraging customers to dance, sing or take selfies during the film. projection.
This pop wave takes precedence over Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese’s latest film, which accumulated 23 million USD for its first weekend in theaters.
“It’s a very good start” for this feature film which benefits from “superb reviews” nevertheless notes the specialist David Gross, of FranchiseRe.
The 3H26 film, which brings together for the first time the director’s two favorite actors, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, recounts the murders that targeted the Osage Native American people to monopolize their oil wealth, in Oklahoma at the beginning of the 20th century. century.
In third position is The Exorcist: Devotion with 5.6 million USD in revenue. Leslie Odom Junior and Ann Dowd star in this new horror film, 50 years after the original.
At the foot of the podium we find the animated children’s film Paw Patrol: Super Patrol with 4.5 million USD in tickets sold at the box office.
Then comes the rebroadcast of The Nightmare Before Christmas, a famous animated film imagined by Tim Burton and released in 1993, with 4.1 million USD.
Here is the rest of the top 10:
6. Saw X (3,6 millions d’USD)
7. The Creator (2,6 millions)
8. Mystery in Venice (1.1 million)
9. The Blind (1 million)
10 The Nun: The Curse of Saint Lucy (887,000 USD)
AFP/VNA/CVN
2023-10-23 20:49:56
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