Space adventure film “Project Hail Mary” topped the North American box office for the second straight week with $54.5 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday.
The space saga, which stars Ryan Gosling as a high school teacher recruited to save the world, has so far grossed an estimated US$300.8 million worldwide. The film is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, based on the novel by Andy Weir, and has a production budget of US$200 million.
The value of the “hoppers” is 12.2 million US dollars
Disney/Pixar’s animated film “Hoppers” came in second place, earning $12.2 million in the United States and Canada, according to Exhibitor Affairs.
According to Deadline, its global gross currently stands at $297.6 million and should cross the $300 million mark at the beginning of next week. Disney Pixar’s latest original film, which has a budget of $150 million, tells the story of a young animal lover who uses technology to transfer her consciousness into a robotic beaver so she can better communicate and protect wildlife.
“They’re Gonna Kill You” debuted to gross US$5 million
In third place came the horror film They Will Kill You, which achieved revenues of $5 million.
Starring Zazie Beetz, Tom Felton of Harry Potter fame and Academy Award winner Patricia Arquette, the Warner Bros. film tells the story of a woman who works as a maid in a mysterious building in New York where disappearances are common.
“Dhurandhar” earns US$4.75 million
Fourth place went to the Indian spy film “Dhurandhar: The Revenge,” earning $4.75 million in its second weekend at the box office. Released just three months after the original aired in North America, “Dhurandhar” continues the story of an Indian spy who infiltrates Pakistani crime syndicates and politics, and seeks to dismantle a terrorist network.The film has so far collected an estimated $22.9 million at the North American box office, according to Deadline. Aditya Dhar, which stars Ranveer Singh as a secret agent, also broke the record for the highest-grossing Indian film at the North American box office, which had been held since 2017’s Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.According to Sakneelek, the film’s US$22.9 million grosses surpassed Baahubali’s record of US$20.8 million. Congratulating the team for this, the film’s official handle tweeted, “Congratulations to @AdityaDharFilms and the entire #Dhurandhar2TheRevenge team for breaking the records of #Baahubali2 9 years ago and setting new box office benchmarks in India, USA and across the world!”According to Box Office Venky, Dhurandhar 2 had a 10-day overseas gross of US$34.25 million.Fifth place went to the romantic film “Reminders of Him,” produced by Universal, with 4.7 million US dollars. It is the latest adaptation of the novel by Colleen Hoover and stars Maika Monroe and Tyreek Weathers.Rounding up the top ten:“Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” – $4 millionScream 7 – $2.6 millionGoats – 2.2 million US dollarsUndertone – $1.65 million USDForbidden Fruits – 1.2 million US dollars
