One week after the US Labor Day holiday (September 2), the North American film market is very gloomy.
`Guardians of the Galaxy` scored a hat-trick after three consecutive weeks.
In its sixth week in theaters, Guardians of the Galaxy earned $10.16 million, down 40.5% from the previous week.
The global revenue of Guardians of the Galaxy is currently 586.2 million USD, ranking eighth on the list of this year’s most popular films.
A scene from the movie `If I Stay`.
Last week, on the North American best-selling film chart, the second and third places continued to be recorded for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and If I Stay with revenues of 6.5 and 5.75 million USD, respectively.
Despite receiving criticism from critics and audiences, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles grossed more than $300 million in ticket sales.
This week’s surprise belongs to Lucy.
`Lucy` suddenly returned to the Top 10 hit movies in North America.
The remaining films in this week’s Top 10: Let’s Be Cops, The November Man, As Above/So Below, When the Game Stands Tall, The Giver and The Hundred-Foot Journey.
Films that are likely to enter the next Top 10 include: No Good Deed, Dolphin Tale 2, The Drop, The Skeleton Twins, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them, My Old Lady and Honeymoon.
Top 10 most popular movies in North America this week:
1. Guardians of the Galaxy – Disney/Marvel – 10.16 million USD
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Paramount – 6.5 million USD
3. If I Stay – Warner Bros./New Line/MGM – 5.75 million USD
4. Let’s Be Cops – 20th Century Fox – 5.4 million USD
5. The November Man – Relativity – 4.2 million USD
6. As Above, So Below – Universal – 3.72 million USD
7. When the Game Stands Tall – Sony – 3.7 million USD
8. The Giver – The Weinstein Co./Walden – 3.6 million USD
9. The Hundred-Foot Journey – Disney/DreamWorks – 3.2 million USD
10. Lucy – Universal – 1.9 million USD