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In a month of big movie premieres, these are the box office leaders in the United States of America.
The end of the year brings, most of the time, the best films from that year. For example, the only fantasy film to win the Oscar for Best Picture, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003), premiered in December 2003.
In 2023 the “rule” remains thanks to the investment of Apple Film Studios. The technological giant financed the two films of the moment – “Flower Moon Assassins“, in Martin Scorsese It is “Napoleon“, in Ridley Scottboth in the Oscar race.
Both films have only been in cinemas for a relatively short time but are already leading the box office. In the future they will arrive on Apple TV+, but until that happens, these are the films that lead the box office in the United States of America.
THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF BIRDS AND SNAKES
The prequel to the story created by Suzanne Collins, “Hunger Games: The Ballad of Birds and Snakes” premiered just over a week ago but continues to lead the box office in the United States of America. In a week and a half, the film has already grossed almost 100 million dollars.
Despite being the most watched film in the United States of America, Stephanie Zacharek, from TIME Magazine, wrote a harsh review in relation to the new film in the saga, “in fact, it is just a tired repetition, albeit extravagant and this time with less appealing characters. As dystopias go, it’s a real bummer.”
Last Sunday the film grossed more than 6 million dollars.
NAPOLEON
“Napoleon” is in second place with 32 million dollars at the box office in just five days.
Wendy Ideof The Guardian, gave three stars out of five to Ridley Scott’s new film – “like Napoleon himself, the film is quite casual about the scale of the loss of life, failing to develop any of the characters of the infantrymen, mere cannon fodder in Bonaparte’s grand schemes. In fact, the only death that comes close to being regretted by Napoleon is that of the horse he receives with a cannonball in the chest.
With 2 million dollars less than “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Birds and Serpents“, the film Ridley Scott “only” raised 4.51 million.
WISH: THE POWER OF WISHES
The new film from Disney“Wish: The Power of Wishes” closes the podium with 31 million dollars also in five days.
According to the official synopsis, the film “welcomes you to the magical kingdom of Roses where Asha, a perceptive idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is granted by a cosmic force – a small ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star face a formidable enemy – the ruler of Rosas, the Magnificent King – to save their community and prove that when the will of a brave human connects with the magic of the stars, wonderful things can happen.”
“Wish: The Power of Wishes” came in third place due to the minimal difference, around 10 thousand dollars below “Napoleon“.
TROLLS 3 – ALL TOGETHER!
From the Universal Pictures he arrives “Trolls Band Together”. With 64 million in 10 days, the film according to the official synopsis, “Poppy and Branch are officially – and finally! – a couple! As they get closer, Poppy discovers that Branch has a secret past. He was already part of your boy band Favorite phenomenon, BroZone, along with his four brothers: Floyd, John Dory, Spruce and Clay. Like his family, the BroZones separated when Branch was still a baby. Branch hasn’t seen his brothers since. But when Branch’s brother Floyd is kidnapped by a pair of nefarious pop-star villains – Velvet and Veneer – Branch and Poppy embark on a thrilling and emotional journey to reunite all the brothers and save Floyd from a fate even worse than obscurity. of pop culture.”
“Trolls 3 – All Together!” raised about $3 million on Sunday.
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