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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 came in with a very good $60.1 Million on its debut, nearly double that of the Disney The Lion King~2019 sequel.
A good debut from the video game adaptation threequel, but it is lower than the last movie in the series.
Last weeks top movie, Moana 2 falls to number 4 this weekend and has taken a mammoth $359 Million over 4 weeks of release.
Highest new movie this weekend
Based around the true story from 2012 when the bones of Richard III where discovered in a carpark in Leicester, The Lost King has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for infrequent strong language, discrimination
The movie stars Sally Hawkins who was recently seen in the Oscar nominated Spencer and also played Mary Brown in Paddington and Paddington 2, it also stars Steve Coogan (who also wrote it) of Alan Partridge fame for which a movie was made in 2013, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.
The movie is directed by veteran british director Stephen Frears who has directed classics such as My Beautiful Laundrette and The Queen.
Movie Synopsis
Philippa Langley is a writer who finds herself suffering a midlife malaise after a divorce and some health challenges. She happens upon the Richard III Society, a group of amateur historians bent on rehabilitating the damaged reputation of Richard, and soon becomes obsessed with finding his long-lost remains.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
As you would expect the saviour of cinema is still the top movie of the week, and unlike last weekend Warner Bros. have released more accurate figures for the weekend gross this time.
Last weekend Warner Bros. only released the total gross for the movie, which included 7 days extra of Canadian release and preview figures for the American release, although to be honest this is nothing new!
Further down the box office list the top 3 movies stay the same while The Broken Hearts Gallery is the top new movie of the weekend and all but 1 of the top 5 grosses over a million for the period.
Here is a rundown of the top 5 movies in North America 11th - 13th September 2020.
Christopher Nolan's much praised, and much disliked, movie spends a second weekend at number 1 with a gross of $6.7 Million, which when compared with last weekends real figure of $9.5 Million as released by Warner Bros. this isn't too bad a drop.
This of course is under unusual circumstances as many cinemas in America are still closed and many more people still dont want to go to the cinema due to health concerns, couple this with the limited capacity and you get a clear picture of how the grosses are working in the current climate.
This has though pushed the movies total North American gross to $29.5 Million over its 2 weekends of release.
Hanging on in second place is Disney's mutant movie which this week takes $2.09 Million in the US.
The movie has a total gross of $15.3 Million after 3 weeks of release.
The Russel Crowe starring movie remains at number 3 taking $1.5 Million over the weekend which gives it a 5 week total gross of $13.8 Million.
Highest new movie of the weekend lans at number 4 and is Natalie Krinsky directorial debut.
The movie takes $1.1 Million on its debut, which is perhaps a little lower than expected especially in the current climate and the romantic escapism the movie offers.
The third Bill And Ted movie falls to number 5 this weekend with $292.6K bringing its 3 week box office total to $2.8 Million.
This has been a real shame for the movie which got a release on streaming the same time as a theatrical release and will have basically destroyed its potential box office gross.
As the world still struggles to survive as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread movie production is starting up again and the production of Jurassic World: Dominion seems to be setting the safety standard.
The New York Times has a fascinating article going into depth about what precautions and safety measures are in place to make sure that all cast and crew remain healthy and safe.
The film is being made in England who are much further ahead in controlling the virus.
Only those that are need during filming are allowed on set and all cast and crew are tested 3 times a week.
In case there is any doubt there is apparently a 107 page safety manual that each member of the production crew must abide by.
America is still struggling to keep the virus under control and the film could not be made on a sound stage in Hollywood as California is one of the states with the highest cases.
In the words of star Bryce Dallas Howard "We are the guinea pigs who are going to take the leap."
“Jurassic World: Dominion” is one of the first major Hollywood studio films to restart production since the coronavirus pandemic. “We are the guinea pigs who are going to take the leap.” https://t.co/HnQadjLs4B
— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) August 13, 2020
The UK government has announced that cinemas in the UK will be able to re-open from July 4th, but as expected they must adhere to health and safety guidelines as well as social distancing.
Social distancing has been reduced from 2 meters to 1 over the last week which will mean that cinemas across England will be able to fill their screens with more people, with Scotland and Wales following suite.
For independent cinemas this means they will be able to reopen as well as the previous rules would have prevented them from doing so.
In America the rules are decided on a state by state bases, some states have already opened up more than others and there are currently over a thousand theatres open with many Drive-ins enjoying a relatively steady business.
It is thought that most cinemas would be open, again with social distancing by July 16th, but with a recent spike in CORVID-19 cases in many states this may be revised before we get to that date
Most potential blockbusters got delayed from mid March so there is a busy schedule of new releases for the rest of this year and all of next year with Mulan from Disney set to be the first to open on 24th July.
There is still a possibility of more delays though if cinemas are not making the money and pack screens, and if the fear of going out is still too much for some people.
Time will tell but it will be good to see cinemas, and life, getting back to normal if the safety of people allows it.