Horror movie Send Help showed staying power, leading the North American box office for a second straight week with $10 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday.
The 20th Century flick stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien as a woman and her boss trying to survive on a deserted island after their plane crashes. It marks a return to the genre for director Sam Raimi, who first made his name in the 1980s with the Evil Dead films.
Debuting in second place at $7.2 million was rom-com Solo Mio starring comedian Kevin James as a groom left at the altar in Italy, Exhibitor Relations reported.
Post-apocalyptic Sci-fi thriller Iron Lung—a video game adaptation written, directed, and financed by YouTube star Mark Fischbach, known by his pseudonym Markiplier—finished in third place at $6.7 million.
Stray Kids: The Dominate Experience, a concert film for the K-pop boy band Stray Kids filmed at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, opened in fourth place at $5.6 million.
And in fifth place at $4.5 million was Luc Besson’s English-language adaptation of Dracula, which was released in select countries outside the United States last year.
Rounding out the top 10 were Zootopia 2 with $4 million, followed by The Strangers: Chapter 3 and Avatar: Fire and Ash, which each earned $3.5 million. Shelter took in $2.4 million, while Melania finished close behind with $2.38 million. AFP
