Three new releases helped fuel the North American box office this weekend, with Universal's animated action-comedy 'The Bad Guys' on top.
Pierre Perifel attends DreamWorks Animation's Special Screening Of"The Bad Guys" at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles.LOS ANGELES - Three new releases helped fuel the North American box office this weekend, with Universal's animated action-comedy"The Bad Guys" on top with an estimated $24-million take, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.
"Bad Guys," a sort of animal-eye version of"Oceans 11," follows the exploits of a wickedly clever gang of creatures. Produced by DreamWorks Animation, the film has a voice cast including Sam Rockwell, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, Marc Ramon, Anthony Ramos and Lilly Singh. Overall, this was a good weekend for family-geared films -- hit harder by the Covid effect than films targeting other demographics -- with Paramount's"Sonic the Hedgehog 2" again placing second, at $15.2-million for the Friday-through-Sunday period.
"Family moviegoing was certainly rocked by the pandemic, but families are returning now," said David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research."We're still far from pre-pandemic levels... but this is a good start." Third spot went to"Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" from Warner Bros., at $14-million, a fairly sharp drop from last weekend's $43-million opening for the Wizarding World film."The Northman" from Focus Features took in $12-million. It tells the blood-soaked story of a Viking who seeks revenge on the man who killed his parents and usurped his father's throne.
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