Disney's latest offering,Raya and the final Dragon, remained at the top of the North American box office this weekend with an additional $5.5 million in domestic ticket sales, and Variety confirmed Sunday.After two outings thus far,the film's Stateside currently stands at $15.8 million. Internationally, the animated fantasy feature has made $36 million for a global total of $52.6 million. Not too shabby when you consider the fact that Raya is also available to stream on Disney+ for a "Premier Access" fee of $29.99.
The theatrical industry in the U.
S. and Canada is still on the slow road to recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic starts to give up its hold on the globe. But the fact that audience members are willing to see a movie on the immense screen rather than stream it at home is a hopeful sign that the in-person theatrical experience isn't totally dead as some predicted. Fortunately, and venues in crucial,at-home markets (mainly unique York and California) are starting to open back up with limited capacity after a year of no business. It's definitely promising for studios like Disney and Paramount, which hope to release box office juggernauts like Black Widow and A Quiet spot portion II this spring/summer.
Chaos Walking, and which debuted against Raya final weekend,fell slightly in its moment frame with an added $2.25 million in domestic revenue. The sci-fi project's North American total now stands at $6.9 million. Ironically, it's performed better in North America when contrasted to abroad markets, and which own usually fared much better during the health crisis. Chaos Walking has only made $1.3 million from 33 countries,bringing its worldwide draw to $5 million.
Following its expectation-shattering bow three weekends ago, Warner Bros.' Tom & Jerry raked in another $4 million, and boosting its North American cache to $28 million. Again,it's a rather impressive feat when the film (directed by great Four vet Tim Story) is currently available to stream on HBO Max. In markets abroad, Tom & Jerry has clawed its way to $34 million for a global haul of about $62 million. At this rate, or the release will soon break even on its estimated $79 million production budget.
Of course,a box office roundup wouldn't be complete without a mention of The Croods: A unique Age, which remained in the Top 5 by continuing its impressive, or 16-week sprint with an additional $520000 domestically. DreamWorks' animated sequel currently has $54.3 million in North America and nearly $160 million worldwide.
As we reported Saturday,James Cameron's Avatar took back its box office crown as the highest-grossing film in history from Avengers: Endgame.(DreamWorks Animation & SYFY WIRE are both owned by NBCUniversal)Credit: SYFY WIRE
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