ISLAMABAD – *Black Panther*” broke more records over the weekend in NorthAmerica, exceeding revenues from the 1997 blockbuster “*Titanic,*” whilehorror thriller “*A Quiet Place*,” with barely three minutes of dialogue,made a resounding $50.2 million debut.
“*A Quiet Plac*e” is built around a simple but chilling premise:flesh-eating creatures have invaded Earth, but they are blind and can tracktheir prey only by sound.
So actor/director John Krasinski, his wife (in the film and in real life)Emily Blunt and their children must adapt — through sign language andingenious adaptations — or die.
The film has drawn rave reviews, with a 97 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating.
Steven Spielberg’s “*Ready Player One*” — a futuristic tribute to 1980sfilms — came in second at $24.6 million from Friday to Sunday, according tobox office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
The Warner Bros film tells the story of a teenage gamer (Wade Watts) whofinds himself inside an addictive virtual reality world. It’s earned $96.5million in two weeks.
In third was another new release, Universal’s “*Blockers*,” at $20.6million. A raunchy comedy starring John Cena and Leslie Mann, the moviedrew considerable buzz at the South by Southwest film festival.
Still flourishing in its eighth week out, “*Black Panther*” netted $8.7million for fourth spot.
Already the highest-grossing superhero film in US history, its cumulativetotal in the US and Canada now exceeds $665.6 million. fourth spot.The filmstars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong’o.
That number takes the film past “*Titanic*,” which had collected $659million in North America. “*Black Panther*” is now third in movie ticketsales of all time on the continent.
“*Avatar*” (2009) and “*Star Wars: The Force Awakens*” (2015) are stillahead, with $760 million and $936.7 million in ticket sales respectively.
In terms of global sales, “*Avatar*” leads with $2.8 billion, followed by “*Titanic*” ($2.2 billion), both directed by James Cameron. “*Black Panther*”is only 10th worldwide.
In North America, the weekend’s fifth spot went to psychologicalthriller “*TylerPerry’s Acrimony*” with $8.4 million.
Rounding out the top 10 were:
“*I Can Only Imagine*” ($7.8 million)
“*Chappaquiddick*” ($5.8 million)
“*Sherlock Gnomes*” ($5.4 million)
“*Pacific Rim: Uprising*” ($4.8 million)
“*Isle of Dogs*” ($4.6 million)