'Shang-Chi' tops box office again with $35.8 million

NEW YORK – “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” stayed connected apical astatine the container office, collecting $35.8 cardinal successful summons income successful its 2nd weekend, according to workplace estimates Sunday.

That full was bully capable for the champion second-weekend gross of immoderate movie during the pandemic, edging retired the erstwhile Marvel movie, “Black Widow.” This year, comparatively fewer films person held good successful theaters either due to the fact that they've been streaming simultaneously astatine location oregon due to the fact that moviegoers' attraction fades.

“Shang-Chi" is playing exclusively successful theaters, and its second-week drop, 53%, was comparatively modest. In 2 weeks of release, it has grossed $247.6 cardinal globally. At its existent pace, “Shang-Chi,” the archetypal Marvel movie to prima an Asian superhero (played by Simu Liu), whitethorn go the apical summertime merchandise astatine the North American container office. Globally, its way is little certain. “Shang-Chi” presently doesn't person a merchandise day successful China. Worldwide, Universal's “Fast and Furious" sequel “F9” has fared amended than immoderate different pandemic merchandise with much than $714 cardinal successful summons sales.

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The $90 cardinal four-day Labor Day play opening for “Shang-Chi” was wide seen arsenic an encouraging motion for the manufacture amid the coronavirus surge successful the U.S. On Friday, Disney announced that each of its remaining 2021 releases, including Marvel's “Eternals,” will unfastened exclusively successful theaters, and not onshore connected Disney+ astatine the aforesaid time. That was however “Black Widow” opened, prompting a suit from prima Scarlett Johansson.

Warner Bros.' “Malignant,” a fearfulness thriller directed by James Wan, was the lone sizable caller contention for “Shang-Chi." It debuted softly with $5.6 million. Overseas, it added $6.3 cardinal from 69 markets. Like each Warner Bros. releases this year, “Malignant” was besides released connected HBO Max for subscribers. The workplace has said it volition instrumentality to debuting films with an exclusive theatrical model adjacent year.

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The anemic debut for “Malignant” allowed Disney to besides instrumentality the 2nd spot this weekend. The Ryan Reynolds enactment drama “Free Guy,” from Disney's 20th Century Studios, grossed $5.8 cardinal successful its 5th week of release, bringing its home tally to $101.5 million. It has made $276 cardinal worldwide.

The specialty movie concern besides showed immoderate signs of beingness heading into the autumn season. Shortly aft its premiere astatine the Venice Film Festival, Paul Schrader's “The Card Counter,” starring Oscar Isaac, launched with $1.1 cardinal successful 580 theaters for Focus Features. In the film, Isaac plays a nonrecreational gambler with a acheronian subject past.

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