Despite being a “risky proposition”, in part for choosing the rookie austin butler What Elvis Presley beside Tom Hanks as his exploitative manager, Colonel Tom Parkerthe film has impressed audiences and critics alike, Gross said.
“This is the Baz Luhrmann show, a show of music, dance and sex appeal is a hit”he declared.
“Elvis” tied for revenue with “Top Gun: Maverick”the sequel to the original 1986 film that once again features Tom Cruise as cocky Navy test pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell.
It also earned an estimated $30.5 million in its fifth weekend of release.
It is now the highest-grossing film of the year worldwide, breaking the $1 billion mark, with nearly 522 million in ticket sales in North America and 484 million overseas..
In third place was “Jurassic WorldDominion”Universal’s sixth installment in the franchise, with $26.4 million.
The new dinosaur adventure stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard along with the franchise originals Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum.
Fourth place went to the horror film “black phone”starring Ethan Hawke who plays a serial killer, which grossed $23.4 million in its opening weekend.
“Lightyear”the latest animated offering from pixar Y Disney Empire “Toy Story”ranked fifth with $17.7 million in its second week.
The spin-off of the successful animation stars Chris Evans and has grossed $88.8 million domestically and $63 million overseas, after a lackluster opening.
They complete the list of the 10 most watched movies:
- “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” ($1.7 million)
- “Jug Jugg Jeeyo” ($604,000)
- “Everything Everywhere at the Same Time” ($533,346)
- “Bob’s Burgers: The Movie” ($513,000)
- “The Bad Guys” ($440,000)
Source: Ambito
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