" Kung Fu Panda 4" once again dominated the North American box office in its second weekend of release, retaining its top spot with a box office revenue of US$30 million. This film, jointly launched by Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation, has grown into a world-renowned animated series with a box office of more than 1.9 billion U.S. dollars since its first film was released in 2008.
Last weekend, although there were many new movies released in major theaters in North America, the dominance of "Kung Fu Panda 4" was still unrivaled. Among them, Lionsgate's "King Arthur" was released in 3,003 theaters and ranked third with a box office of US$7.5 million. This action-adventure film starring Mark Wahlberg tells the story of an adventure racer's adventures in the Dominican Republic and his deep friendship with a stray dog.
In addition, Focus Features' comedy-satire "Against the Dark" and a24's thriller "Bleeding Love" are also released this week. The former ranked ninth with $1.3 million in box office revenue, while the latter ranked sixth with $2.5 million. Although these two new films performed well at the box office, there is still a big gap compared with "Kung Fu Panda 4".
Meanwhile, "Dune: Part 2" remained strong at the box office in its third weekend, trailing "Kung Fu Panda 4" with $29.1 million. This science fiction masterpiece has grossed close to US$500 million at the global box office, demonstrating its strong market appeal.
In the first weekend after the Oscars, the overall performance of the movie market was relatively flat. However, with highly anticipated blockbusters such as "Ghostbusters: Frozen" and "Godzilla vs. Kong: A New Empire" about to be released, industry insiders are generally optimistic about the performance of the film market in the coming period. According to comscore data,
predicts that the total box office in the North American market last weekend will reach approximately US$115 million. Among them, "Kung Fu Panda 4" will undoubtedly continue to maintain its leading position, while other new films need to continue to work hard to gain more market share.
