GODZILLA x Kong: The New Empire topped the United States (US) Box Office in its first weekend following earning US$80 million in ticket sales.
“The final figures may change on Monday (1/4) but this achievement is extraordinary,” said Box Office observer David A Gross following ticket sales for the monster film reached 2.5 times higher than the average for sequel films.
In Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the two monsters ignore their differences and unite to save their species and humanity.
Second place with US$15.7 million went to Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, written by Jason Reitman, whose father, Ivan Reitman, was the director of the 1984 film Ghostbusters.
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The film pits new ghost hunters (Paul Rudd and Carrie Coon) once morest veterans (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson) as they face a terrifying enemy that wants to bring back the Ice Age.
Meanwhile, Dune: Part Two was ranked third. The Warner Bros. production film earned US$11.1 million.
Fourth place, down one place from the previous week, is the animated film produced by Universal and DreamWorks Animatino, Kung Fu Panda 4, which earned US$10.2 million.
The psychological horror film Immaculate, starring Sydney Sweeney, was in fifth place with US$3.3 million. (AFP/Z-1)
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