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'Bad Guys' finish first in N.American box office
Three new releases helped fuel the North American box office this weekend, with animated action-comedy The Bad Guys on top with an estimated $24 million take.
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US actor Anthony Ramos arrives for DreamWorks Animation's 'The Bad Guys' special screening at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on April 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (AFP/Patrick T. Fallon)
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hree new releases helped fuel the North American box office this weekend, with Universal's animated action-comedy The Bad Guys on top with an estimated $24 million take, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.
Bad Guys, a sort of animal-eye version of Oceans 11, follows the exploits of a wickedly clever gang of creatures. Produced by DreamWorks Animation, the film has a voice cast including Sam Rockwell, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, Marc Ramon, Anthony Ramos and Lilly Singh.
Overall, this was a good weekend for family-geared films -- hit harder by the Covid effect than films targeting other demographics -- with Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog 2 again placing second, at $15.2 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period.
"Family moviegoing was certainly rocked by the pandemic, but families are returning now," said David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research. "We're still far from pre-pandemic levels... but this is a good start."
Third spot went to Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore from Warner Bros., at $14 million, a fairly sharp drop from last weekend's $43 million opening for the Wizarding World film.
New releases claimed the next two spots.
The Northman from Focus Features took in $12 million. It tells the blood-soaked story of a Viking (played by a ripped Alexander Skarsgard) who seeks revenge on the man who killed his parents and usurped his father's throne.
Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, Bjork, Anya Taylor-Joy and Willem Dafoe round out the ensemble cast.
And in fifth was Lionsgate's very meta film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, at $7.2 million. Nicolas Cage plays, none too seriously, a man named Nick Cage.
Rounding out the top 10 were:
Everything Everywhere All at Once ($5.4 million)
The Lost City ($4.4 million)
Father Stu ($3.3 million)
Morbius ($2.3 million)
Ambulance ($1.8 million)
