Dragons sets fire to the US box office, the ballerina flop is confirmed

Happy start for the romantic comedy The Materialists with Pedro Pascal.

The remakes of animated classics in real shots are definitely popular!

After the huge box of Lilo & Stitchit’s the turn of Dragons to make a tobacco at the US box office.

Produced by Universalthe live-action version of Krokmou achieves an estimated opening weekend at $ 83 million in the United States. It is more than the predictions of specialists (which rather saw a launch at 75 million) and it is especially much more than the scores of animated versions which preceded it (the three films had started between 50 and 60 million).

And the film of Dean Deblois also attracts crowds abroad, and records a global start to 200 million dollarseither The fourth best launch of the yearbehind Minecraft,, Lilo & Stitch And Ne zha 2.

Obviously, Lilo & Stitch is still there but falls in second place. The live version is still taking nearly $ 20 million for this 4th weekend and will spend the $ 365 million recipes at the US box office and approach 860 million at the world box office.

On the podium, A24 Get out of the game with romantic comedy The materialists,, worn by Dakota Johnson,, Chris Evans And Pedro Pascal. The film saves a start in $ 12 millioneither The third best launch in the history of the distributorbehind Civil War ($ 25.5 million) and Heredity ($ 13.5 million).

A nice success which confirms the current good health of the Rom-Coms, after the solid performance of Ticket to Paradise ($ 16.5 million) or Anyone but youwhich, with a modest start at $ 6 million just before Christmas, finished its race beyond the 88 million in the USA thanks to an excellent word of mouth.

The rest of the ranking is marked by brutal falls for two summer blockbusters expected.

Began Ballerina. The spin-off of John Wick produced by Lionsgatecollapses in the second week with a drop in 64% For a weekend at less than $ 10 milliondespite more than 3,400 rooms still active. His US cumulation reaches $ 42 million and a little less than 70 million in the world. A score below expectations for the universe John Wick.

Same observation for Karate Kid: Legends at the house of Sonywhich falls from 45% in the third week with $ 4.7 million On the weekend. The film sees its room park reduced by more than 800 American cinemas and displays a total of 43.8 million in the USA. a modest result for the franchise which has not been able to seduce the fans of COBRA KAI. Karate Kid: Legends will only be released in August in France.