Even Mortal Kombat Bows Down: The Devil Wears Prada 2 Tops North American Box Office for Second Consecutive Week
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" held onto the top spot at the North American box office for the second consecutive week, fending off "Mortal Kombat II." Its global box office revenue reached an impressive $433 million, with industry analysts praising its success.
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(Central News Agency, Los Angeles 10th, comprehensive foreign report) According to industry estimates today, "The Devil Wears Prada 2" (The Devil Wears Prada 2) resisted the strong challenge from "Mortal Kombat II" and firmly held the top spot at the North American box office for the second consecutive week.
Agence France-Presse reported that data from Exhibitor Relations, which tracks box office performance in North America, showed that this sequel, which reunited Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci after 20 years, earned an additional $43 million in the United States and Canada, bringing its total global box office to an astonishing $433 million.
"Mortal Kombat II," adapted from the popular fighting fantasy video game, opened in second place with $40 million.
David A. Gross, an industry analyst at Franchise Entertainment Research, a film and television business consulting firm, said: "For the second installment of this type of action-thriller series, it's a very excellent opening."
He said: "This week's figures are far higher than the average performance of similar types, and it's almost double the opening performance of the previous installment, even though it was released during the epidemic."
Biographical film "Michael" ranked third with $36.5 million, with a cumulative global box office exceeding $575 million.
"The Sheep Detectives," a family-friendly film starring Hugh Jackman, opened this weekend in fourth place with $15.9 million.
The fifth-ranked film was also a new release, James Cameron's concert documentary "Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft - The Tour Live in 3D," with a box office of $7.5 million.
The films ranked 6th to 10th this week were: "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie," $6.6 million; "Project Hail Mary," $6.1 million; "Hokum," $3.3 million; "Deep Water," $779,000; and "Animal Farm," $664,000. (Compiled by Tsai Chia-min) 1150511
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(Central News Agency, Los Angeles 10th, comprehensive foreign report) According to industry estimates today, "The Devil Wears Prada 2" (The Devil Wears Prada 2) resisted the strong challenge from "Mortal Kombat II" and firmly held the top spot at the North American box office for the second consecutive week.
Agence France-Presse reported that data from Exhibitor Relations, which tracks box office performance in North America, showed that this sequel, which reunited Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci after 20 years, earned an additional $43 million in the United States and Canada, bringing its total global box office to an astonishing $433 million.
"Mortal Kombat II," adapted from the popular fighting fantasy video game, opened in second place with $40 million.
David A. Gross, an industry analyst at Franchise Entertainment Research, a film and television business consulting firm, said: "For the second installment of this type of action-thriller series, it's a very excellent opening."
He said: "This week's figures are far higher than the average performance of similar types, and it's almost double the opening performance of the previous installment, even though it was released during the epidemic."
Biographical film "Michael" ranked third with $36.5 million, with a cumulative global box office exceeding $575 million.
"The Sheep Detectives," a family-friendly film starring Hugh Jackman, opened this weekend in fourth place with $15.9 million.
The fifth-ranked film was also a new release, James Cameron's concert documentary "Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft - The Tour Live in 3D," with a box office of $7.5 million.
The films ranked 6th to 10th this week were: "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie," $6.6 million; "Project Hail Mary," $6.1 million; "Hokum," $3.3 million; "Deep Water," $779,000; and "Animal Farm," $664,000. (Compiled by Tsai Chia-min) 1150511
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