The spy comedy, “Argylle”, by director Matthew Vaughn, topped the North American box office for its first weekend of release, according to estimates on Sunday from the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations.
This parody of 02H19, co-produced by Apple and distributed by Universal, tells the misadventures of an author of successful spy thrillers.
For its first weekend of release, the film collected $18 million in revenue from Friday to Sunday, according to Exhibitor.
In second place at the box office is the biblical series made to the cinema, “The Chosen: S3 EP 1-3”, from Fathom Events, which tells the life of Jesus of Nazareth, and which obtained 6 million dollars in revenue.
The action film, “The Beekeeper” (MGM), which has dominated the North American box office in recent weeks, sees itself demoted to third place with $5.2 million in American and Canadian cinemas on Friday see you on Sunday.
Fourth place goes to the eccentric chocolatier, “Wonka” (Warner Bros), played by Timothée Chalamet, who raked in 4.7 million. It has not left the podium since its release in North America on December 15.
Finally, the animated film “Migration” (Universal) closes the top 5 at the box office, having collected $4.1 million in revenue this weekend, for a total of $106 million in North America. .
Here is the rest of the top 10:
6. “Mean Girls: Lolita Despite Me” ($4 million)
7. “Everything But You” (3.5 million)
8. “American Fiction” (2,3 millions)
9. “Poor Creatures” (2.1 million)
10. “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (2 million)
