Box Office: ‘Spiral’ Reigns With $8.7 Million, Angelina Jolie’s ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ Bombs
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17 May 2021
May 16 (UPI) Chris Rock’s horror movie, Spiral, is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $8.7 million this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.
Coming in at No. 2 is Wrath of Man with $3.7 million, followed by Those Who Wish Me Dead at No. 3 with $2.8 million, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train at No. 4 with $1.8 million and Raya and the Last Dragon at No. 5 with $1.7 million.
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Rounding out the top tier are Godzilla vs. Kong at No. 6 with $1.5 million, Mortal Kombat at No. 7 with $1.3 million, Finding You at No. 8 with $1 million, Profile at No. 9 with $700,00 and Here Today at No. 10 with $500,000.
Spiral Tops The Weekend Box Office With Tepid $8.7 Million Debut
Spiral s below-average ticket sales made for a lackluster weekend at the pandemic-stricken box office, as more cinema chains began to slowly reopen.
As more cinemas begin reopening around the country, the last weekend of new releases were off to a slow start at the North American box office. Spiral: From the Book of Saw only managed to earn $8.7 million, well below the $10-$15 million it was originally projected to make. Interestingly, Spiral s debut still makes for a sixth number one opening for a Saw movie, although this achievement comes amidst different circumstances, lukewarm reviews, and very little competition in its way due to the current coronavirus pandemic.
New SAW Movie Snags Top Spot at the Box Office
Darren Lynn Bousman s Spiral: From the Book of Saw opened this weekend to the tune of $8.7M. Not bad considering the times we re in.
Chris Rock and director Darren Lynn Bousman’s SAW reboot
Spiral: From the Book of Saw opened this weekend to the tune of $8.7M. Not bad considering the times we’re in.
Jason Statham’s
Wrath of Man earned $3.7M in its second weekend. Angelina Jolie’s
Those Who Wish Me Dead was in third with $2.8M (it’s also streaming on HBO Max).
Synopsis:
A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw. Working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran (Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks (Rock) and his rookie partner (Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himse
Those Who Wish Me Dead: Angelina Jolie s back in action thriller
James City A.M. s film editor and a regular on both TV and radio discussing the latest movie releases
It’s been an interesting decade for one of the world’s most famous stars. Angelina Jolie has arguably enjoyed a profile higher than most actors this century, but celebrity hasn’t always translated into box office. After being one of the big draws of the 2000s, her live action output in the 2010s has garnered mixed results – Salt, The Tourist, and Maleficent proved her to be a draw, but as the decade went on the failures of By The Sea and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil showed signs of a star on the wane. Can action-thriller Those Who Wish Me Dead kick off some positive momentum before she enters the Marvel Universe with November’s Eternals?