Monster Hunter Tops Opening Weekend at the Box Office
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Monster Hunter takes over the box office on the weekend before Christmas. The box office remains anemic with the coronavirus pandemic still ongoing, but
Monster Huntermanaged to earn $2.2 million in its first weekend at the box office. The film is based on the popular Capcom video game series and stars Milla Jovovich in the lead role of Lt. Artemis. Last week s frontrunner,
Holiday season favorites returning to theaters take up several spots on this weekend s list, including Will Ferrell s
Elf,
The Polar Express, and
Freaky and
Fatale debuts at number three.
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Monster Hunter opened in first place with $2.2 million.
Wonder Woman 1984 grossed $18.8 million from 18,418 screens in China, while the other top territories were Taiwan ($3.6 million), Thailand ($2 million), Brazil ($1.7 million), Japan ($1.6 million), and Mexico ($1.6 million).
Directed by Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot, the sequel earned $5 million from IMAX theaters in 31 markets, with $3.8 million coming from 680 IMAX screens in China.
Wonder Woman 1984 will be released simultaneously in the U.S. on HBO Max and in theaters on December 25. The film will be available for a month on HBO Max in the U.S. included at no additional cost to subscribers.
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December 20, 2020
Sony Pictures’ “Monster Hunter” didn’t have the monster-sized debut that the studio was hoping for this weekend. The film barely passed the $2M mark at the domestic box office and will have to battle “Wonder Woman 1984” next week. The film adaptation of the popular video game franchise failed to spark a return to the box office, but with the vaccine in sight, the domestic numbers should improve in early 2021.
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Monster Hunter” did win the box office with a $2.2M debut across 1,736 locations. Paul W.S. Anderson directed the film, which stars Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, and T.I.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) In another bleak weekend for theaters amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Sony s release of Monster Hunter took the top spot at the North American box office with an estimated 2.2-million-U.S.-dollar debut from 1,736 locations, according to studio figures collected by measurement firm Comscore. Comscore noted that only 34 percent of all North American theaters are currently open. Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, the fantasy action film stars his wife Milla Jovovich, known for her action heroine roles in the Resident Evil movies and other sci-fi films. The film, based on the video game series of the same name by Capcom, follows a team of elite military members led by Captain Artemis, played by Jovovich. When an unexpected sandstorm transports the unit to a new world of dangerous and powerful monsters, the soldiers are forced to fight for survival in desperate battles.