“Barbarian,” a horror movie that might make viewers think twice about booking their next Airbnb ticket, scared off $10 million more than expected in its domestic debut.
Since the box office has been a wasteland for a few weeks now, these ticket sales have been enough to lead the domestic charts, even though they barely hit double digits. Another new release this weekend, “Brahmastra Part One: Shiva,” opened at number two with $4.4 million from 810 theaters in North America. Both films are supported by Disney.
Although “Barbarian” had a lukewarm cinematic score of “C+,” the quirky thriller benefits from word-of-mouth, given the film’s horrifying and suspenseful turns. miscellaneous Peter Debruge has praised “The Barbarian” a lot, calling it a “new classic of ripped horror,” a movie that “goes crazy as it progresses.” If Barbarian, starring Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård and Justin Long, keeps people talking, the movie will likely continue to fill seats through the stunned month of September at the box office.
For an original horror story, David A. Gross, who runs the film consultancy Franchise Entertainment Research, refers to the debut as a “good start.”
“The weekend number is somewhat above average and the reviews are exciting,” he said. “These are relatively inexpensive, profitable films that are best enjoyed on the big screens.”
For “Brahmāstra”, the first in a three-part Bollywood film series, the drop in second place isn’t too bad since it’s only shown in 800 theaters, far fewer places than most of the films currently widely released.
Brahmāstra: Part One is set in contemporary India and follows Shiva – a young man on the brink of an epic love with a girl named Isha. But their world is turned upside down when Shiva learns that he has a mysterious connection to a secret society called the Brahmastra.
in miscellaneous Reviewing, Courtney Howard described the film as “special and innovative”, as well as a “very entertaining leap into a planned trilogy – billed as Bollywood’s first original cinematic, Astraverse”.
Sony’s “Bullet Train” came in third place with $3.2 million from 3,056 theaters in North America, bringing its domestic score to $92.5 million.
At number four, Paramount’s perennial blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” grossed $3.17 million in its 16th week on the big screen. For those keeping score at home, the blockbuster Tom Cruise sequel has remained in the top five on domestic box office charts for 15 of the past 16 weeks. To date, Top Gun 2 has generated a staggering $705.6 million in profits in North America and $747.8 million overseas.
The song “The Invitation” was ranked fifth with $2.6 out of 3,117 places. Three weeks after its release, the scary, thriller Sony made $18 million.
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