F1: The Movie, starring Brad Pitt as a washed-up Formula One driver who gets one last shot at redemption, sped to the top of the North American box office in its debut weekend with $55.6 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday.
How to Train Your Dragon, Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s live-action reboot of the popular 2010 film, slipped to second place with $19.4 million, according to Exhibitor Relations. The family-friendly film tells the story of a Viking named Hiccup (Mason Thames) who strikes up a friendship with Toothless the dragon.
In third place was Disney/Pixar Animation’s latest original film Elio, at $10.7 million in the United States and Canada. Elio tells the story of a young boy who is mistaken by aliens as an intergalactic ambassador for Earth. The voice cast includes Oscar winner Zoe Saldana.
M3GAN 2.0, the sequel to Universal’s 2022 film about a murderous doll, opened in a disappointing fourth place with $10.2 million.
In fifth place was Columbia Pictures’ zombie sequel 28 Years Later, which took in $9.7 million. Critics’ reviews and audience ratings have been strong for the Danny Boyle-directed threequel, which picks up—as the title suggests—more than a generation after the initial outbreak of the Rage Virus.
Rounding out the top 10 were Lilo & Stitch with $6.9 million, Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning with $4.2 million, Materialists with $3 million, Ballerina with $2.1 million, and Karate Kid: Legends with $1 million. AFP
