“No Time to Die,” the latest installment in the James Bond movie franchise, shot straight to number one in North America’s box office on its opening weekend, netting $55.5 million, according to industry watcher Exhibitor Relations, Channels Television reports.
According to the report, the United Artists
film, the last to feature Daniel Craig as 007, sees Ian Fleming’s spy hero
dragged out of retirement to face off against old foes Blofeld, the criminal
network SPECTRE and Safin, played by Rami Malek.
Last week’s leader “Venom: Let there Be Carnage,” was knocked down to second place with a haul of $31.7 million, making a total of $141 million for its first two weeks, the report states, adding that the Sony film stars Tom Hardy as investigative journalist Eddie Brock whose symbiotic bond with an alien named Venom gives him superpowers. Brock must stop serial killer Cletus Kasady, played by Woody Harrelson, who has broken out of prison after merging with another alien.
More from the report has it that Third
place was held by “The Addams Family 2,” which brought in $10.1 million. The
animated feature by United Artists follows the iconically creepy, kooky,
mysterious and spooky family as they go on vacation.
In fourth position was Disney’s blockbuster
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” which netted $4.3 million.
The film stars Chinese-Canadian actor Simu
Liu, Disney’s first Asian lead, as a former assassin in the shadow of an evil
father (Hong Kong legend Tony Leung).
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