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'Free Guy' takes top spot at North American box office
The video game action comedy Free Guy has topped the North American box office in its opening weekend, taking in $28.4 million.
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Adam Kolbrenner, Steve Asbell, Ethan Tobman, Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, Lil Rel Howery, Ryan Reynolds, Joe Keery, Shawn Levy, Camille Kostek, Matt Lieberman, Zack Penn and Francisco Marquez attend the World Premiere of 20th Century Studios' Free Guy on August 03, 2021 in New York City. (AFP/Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Disney)
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he video game action comedy Free Guy has topped the North American box office in its opening weekend, taking in $28.4 million, preliminary figures from trade firm Exhibitor Relations showed Sunday.
The film, which lightheartedly explores the boundary between the virtual and the real, features an anti-hero played by Ryan Reynolds, a man who realizes he is a character in a video game and seeks to take control of his destiny.
"This is a very good opening under difficult conditions. The Delta variant is taking a toll," David A. Gross, who runs consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research, told AFP, referring to a surge in coronavirus cases.
The horror feature Don't Breathe 2, about a game of mass murder perpetuated by a blind veteran, came in second place with $10.6 million in its first weekend.
In third place was Disney's family adventure film Jungle Cruise, based on a theme park ride, with $9 million for the Friday-Sunday period.
Right behind it, the biopic about soul queen Aretha Franklin, Respect came in fourth with $8.8 million, and rounding out the top five was the supervillain movie The Suicide Squad, which amassed $7.8 million.
Here are the rest of the top 10:
Old ($2.4 million)
Black Widow ($2 million)
Stillwater ($1.3 million)
The Green Knight ($1.2 million)
Space Jam: A New Legacy ($1.2 million)
