Avatar: Fire and Ash topped the North American box office for the fifth week in a row. This occurred over the holiday weekend, according to industry estimates released on Sunday.
The third film in James Cameron’s fantasy series earned $17.2 million from Friday to Monday, coinciding with Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the U.S.
That put its US and Canadian haul at $367.4m, and its worldwide total at more than $1.3 billion, according to Exhibitor Relations.
Fire and Ash stars Zoe Saldana as Na’vi warrior Neytiri. It also stars Sam Worthington as ex-Marine Jake Sully. They must battle a new foe threatening their family’s life on the planet Pandora.
It is the fourth film by Cameron to earn over $1 billion, joining the first two Avatar films and Titanic. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple debuted in second place with a disappointing $15 million. It is the fourth movie in the zombie horror series. The movie was released less than a year after the previous film.
“Returning after 7 months is quick — it’s too quick, and it’s hurting the numbers,” said analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.
Disney’s feel-good animated film Zootopia 2 showed its staying power. It moved up to third place with $12m over the four-day weekend.
In fourth place at $10.2m was The Housemaid. It is an adaptation of Freida McFadden’s best-selling novel. The story is about a young woman who is hired by a wealthy couple with dark secrets. Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried star in the Lionsgate release.
Marty Supreme, featuring Timothee Chalamet as a 1950s table tennis player, earned $6.7m and placed fifth. The top 10 also includes: Primate ($6m), Greenland 2: Migration ($3.9m), Anaconda ($3.8m), The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants ($3m), and No Other Choice ($2.7m).
Cover photo: 20th Century Studios.
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