As expected, the entry of Marvel Thor: Love and Thunder ranked No. 1 in its second weekend at the US box office with $ 46 million in ticket sales, well ahead of the new entry Where the Crawdads Sing, which won a better than- expected $ 17 million.
Thor was first at the national box office at 4,375 locations, a 68 percent drop from his first weekend. This is on par with Marvel’s latest installment, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, which dropped to 67 percent its second weekend at the U.S. box office on the way to $ 411 million . Other MCU pandemic titles like Shang-Chi came out better, with Marvel’s historic entry just a 52 percent drop.
The national total for the fourth installment of Thor’s standalone franchise is $ 233 million, while global ticket sales are $ 498 million.
Crawdads grabbed its weekend at 3,650 locations after a promising $ 2.3 million in previews on Thursday. The $ 24 million budget drama is based on the New York Times bestseller. It stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, the protagonist of Normal People, as Kya Clark, a young woman who has long lived alone in the North Carolina wetlands and is accused of murder. Reese Witherspoon produced the film which was directed by Olivia Newman from a screenplay by Lucy Alibar.
Crawdads has been poorly received by critics, with a 36 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. THR’s review called it “a confusing moral fantasy.” Still, it has earned an A-CinemaScore from viewers.
The other new wide-ranging release of the weekend is the Paramount Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank children’s animation title, which peaked at No. 6 and grossed just $ 6.25 million over the weekend. in 3,475 American locations.
Children’s animation has had an erratic history this summer, with the Disney-Pixar Lightyear title performing lower ($ 213 million so far, worldwide), while Minions: The Rise of Crane continued its impressive run. national box office with $ 26 million this weekend and number 2. place for a total of $ 262 million and $ 532.7 million worldwide.
Paws of Fury was an acquisition title for the studio, which was successful last summer with the film Paw Patrol which grossed $ 144 million at the world box office through a day release and date with the nascent Paramount + streaming service. Paw Patrol comes from the sister company Nickelodeon Movies, with the studio using Nickelodeon channels to market Paws of Fury.
Paws of Fury stars Michael Cera as the voice of Hank, an adorable dog who dreams of becoming a samurai, a job normally reserved for cats. Commissioned to help protect a feline village, Hank finds a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) to train him before teaming up with the villagers to save the day. Michelle Yeoh, George Takei, Ricky Gervais and Mel Brooks also star.
Elsewhere in the studio, Top Gun: Maverick continues its career at No. 4, earning $ 12 million at the national box office, where it has now surpassed the $ 600 million benchmark. Its weekend drop was a 23 percent low. Warner Bros. title Elvis completed the top five with $ 7.6 million from 3,305 theaters, bringing its internal amount to $ 106 million with a global total of $ 185.6 million .
At the box office, Focus Features and the eOne title Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris earned $ 1.9 million playing 980 theaters for a theater-based average of $ 1,939. The film, which has a 93 percent stake in Rotten Tomatoes and peaked at No. 9 on the weekend, follows a cleaning widow (Lesley Manville) who falls in love with a Dior dress and decides travel to Paris to get yours. .
Also in limited release is Marcel the Shell, the A24 film that earns $ 575,000 at 153 locations for a total of nearly $ 1.7 million. The animation feature of Dean Fleischer Camp and Jenny Slate will continue to expand.