“Sinners” seeks to govern the box office again while three new films open in North America.
Director Ryan Coogler and the Vampire thriller ranked Michael B. Jordan should enjoy another huge weekend with 25 to 30 million dollars in his sophomor. Last weekend, “Sinners” opened its doors to $ 48 million, marking the biggest beginnings for an original film since 2019. So far, the horror film has generated $ 55 million at the national level and 71 million international dollars against a production budget of $ 90 million.
In terms of new versions, “The Accountant 2” by Ben Affleck targets $ 20 to 25 million in 3,610 theaters. Amazon MGM supports the suite of “The Accountable” of 2016, which opened $ 24.7 million and has become a surprise success, ending its theatrical race with $ 155 million worldwide. The second film cost $ 80 million (about double the price of $ 45 million in the first film) before taking into account world marketing costs.
Gavin O’Connor returned to direct the “accountant 2” on the R side, which reproduces while the judicial accountant of Affleck, Christian Wolff, associates himself with his distant brother (Jon Bernthal) to find mysterious assassins after discovering a deadly plot. The criticisms praised the future, with Variety Owen Gleiberman saying that the follow -up film improves on the first. In his exam, he described “the accountant 2” a “good time hyperviolet pleasantly in a loop”.
“The accountant 2” will compete for second place on charts at the box office with “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”, that Disney reissues the 20th anniversary of the film. Based on advanced ticket sales, the sequel to the opera Space is expected to generate 20 to 22 million dollars during the weekend.
Another newcomer, the Sony classified horror film “to Dawn”, targets 8 to 10 million dollars on 3,000 sites. The film, which cost $ 15 million, is inspired by the video game of the same name and follows a group of friends trapped in a time loop of the marmot day “when they are hunted down and murdered by a masked killer, only to wake up and meet at the start of the same evening.
Elsewhere, the fantastic “The Legend of Ochi” of the A24 should bring figures to one figure from 1,150 sites in its national beginnings. Isaiah Saxon made the 10 million dollars film on a shy farmer by the name of Yuri (Breakout “News of the World” Helena Zengel) who lives on a remote island and forms a close link with an ochi injured baby – an elusive animal species that she was raised to fear. The critical feeling was positive, with Variety Revue de Carlos Aguilar praising the striking visuals of the film. “‘Ochi’ oozes Wonder Shot after a blow,” he wrote. This “encourages to think,” How did they do this? ” To be even more incredulous when carrying out the techniques used.
After a slow start until 2025, the box office slowly resumes steam. Income is 5% before last year while dragging 29% behind the 2019 pre-cook, according to Comscore. Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” (May 2) and the “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” and the remake “Lilo & Stitch” by Disney (May 23) seek to maintain the momentum and fill in auditoriums.
