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<blockquote data-quote="WPLG" data-source="post: 52590" data-attributes="member: 158">The Marvel sequel “Thor: Love &amp; Thunder” dropped a hefty 68% in its second weekend of release but still held the top spot at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday, while the bestseller adaptation “Where the Crawdads Sing” debuted with a better-than-expected $17 million.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-movies-taika-waititi-chris-hemsworth-3dc2ab49be51c7f82a18e915b62df7c5" target="_blank">Taika Waititi's “Love and Thunder”</a> led all films with an estimated $46 million, bringing its two-week global total to $498 million. The sizable decline is more than most Marvel films but in line with recent releases from the Walt Disney Co. superhero studio, including “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (68%), “Black Widow” (68%) and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” (67%).“Love and Thunder&quot; also faced a trio of newcomers, though none came close to toppling Chris Hemsworth's god of thunder. Best among them was Sony Pictures' “Where the Crawdads Sing,&quot; <a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-weather-delia-owens-91cc8b72678fd09cc1cc33fca533556e" target="_blank">Olivia Newman's adaptation of Delia Owens' 2018 North Carolina-set novel</a>. It opened well despite weak reviews (36% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes).The Reese Witherspoon-produced mystery stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as a woman who raised herself in the coastal Carolina marshlands and focuses on a murder investigation of a local celebrity. Moviegoers liked it better than critics, giving it an A- CinemaScore.It was a particularly good result for a page-to-screen drama, and another sign that adult audiences — who have also helped fuel the success of <a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-tom-cruise-jerry-bruckheimer-california-74bbbb5552c75cb268ae8298e4fe1379" target="_blank">“Top Gun: Maverick&quot;</a> (still in fourth place with $12 million in its eighth weekend) and <a href="https://apnews.com/article/elvis-movie-review-b18e59c1b13c603e0fdd55adcea53f4d" target="_blank">“Elvis”</a> (up to $106.2 million after four weeks) — are nearly all the way back to pre-pandemic levels <a href="https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-entertainment-lifestyle-business-arts-and-entertainment-a4e505df1bcfff8717662721521f282a" target="_blank">after going largely absent for much of the last two-plus years. </a>Appealing to a similar demographic, Focus Features' <a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-paris-london-0879dc70abee10222f3bc435d825fe92" target="_blank">“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,”</a> starring Lesley Manville as a London cleaner who pines for a Dior dress, also opened strongly, with $1.9 million in 980 theaters. Said Focus distribution chief Lisa Bunnell: “Older movie-goers are returning to enjoy the in-theater experience.”Meanwhile, the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/summer-2022-movies-minions-despicable-me-e8040ee111ce5a24fab25b2e4667432d" target="_blank">Illumination animated sequel &quot;Minions: The Rise of Gru”</a> held the second spot with $26 million in its third weekend of release. The Universal Pictures release has thus far grossed $262.6 million domestically and $532.7 million worldwide, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-movies-holidays-fbb30e9ce7296555c683b9171f691cd2" target="_blank">setting box-office records along the way</a>.The Minions made it difficult for a new family entry: “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank.” The Paramount Pictures animated release, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/film-reviews-entertainment-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-40b5ec0205c20e10e76a49cf04c2c3f6" target="_blank">loosely adapted from Mel Brooks' “Blazing Saddles,&quot;</a> launched with a modest $6.3 million.Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.1. “Thor: Love and Thunder,” $46 million.2. “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” $26 million.3. “Where the Crawdads Sing,” $17 million.4. “Top Gun: Maverick,” $12 million.5. “Elvis,” $7.6 million.6. “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank,” $6.3 million7. “The Black Phone,” $5.3 million.8. “Jurassic: Dominion,” $5 million.9. “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” $1.9 million.10. “Lightyear,” $1.3 million.___Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: <a href="http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP</a><a href="https://www.local10.com/entertainment/2022/07/17/thor-stays-no-1-while-crawdads-opens-strong/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WPLG, post: 52590, member: 158"] The Marvel sequel “Thor: Love & Thunder” dropped a hefty 68% in its second weekend of release but still held the top spot at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday, while the bestseller adaptation “Where the Crawdads Sing” debuted with a better-than-expected $17 million. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-movies-taika-waititi-chris-hemsworth-3dc2ab49be51c7f82a18e915b62df7c5']Taika Waititi's “Love and Thunder”[/URL] led all films with an estimated $46 million, bringing its two-week global total to $498 million. The sizable decline is more than most Marvel films but in line with recent releases from the Walt Disney Co. superhero studio, including “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (68%), “Black Widow” (68%) and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” (67%). “Love and Thunder" also faced a trio of newcomers, though none came close to toppling Chris Hemsworth's god of thunder. Best among them was Sony Pictures' “Where the Crawdads Sing," [URL='https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-weather-delia-owens-91cc8b72678fd09cc1cc33fca533556e']Olivia Newman's adaptation of Delia Owens' 2018 North Carolina-set novel[/URL]. It opened well despite weak reviews (36% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes). The Reese Witherspoon-produced mystery stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as a woman who raised herself in the coastal Carolina marshlands and focuses on a murder investigation of a local celebrity. Moviegoers liked it better than critics, giving it an A- CinemaScore. It was a particularly good result for a page-to-screen drama, and another sign that adult audiences — who have also helped fuel the success of [URL='https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-tom-cruise-jerry-bruckheimer-california-74bbbb5552c75cb268ae8298e4fe1379']“Top Gun: Maverick"[/URL] (still in fourth place with $12 million in its eighth weekend) and [URL='https://apnews.com/article/elvis-movie-review-b18e59c1b13c603e0fdd55adcea53f4d']“Elvis”[/URL] (up to $106.2 million after four weeks) — are nearly all the way back to pre-pandemic levels [URL='https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-entertainment-lifestyle-business-arts-and-entertainment-a4e505df1bcfff8717662721521f282a']after going largely absent for much of the last two-plus years. [/URL] Appealing to a similar demographic, Focus Features' [URL='https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-paris-london-0879dc70abee10222f3bc435d825fe92']“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,”[/URL] starring Lesley Manville as a London cleaner who pines for a Dior dress, also opened strongly, with $1.9 million in 980 theaters. Said Focus distribution chief Lisa Bunnell: “Older movie-goers are returning to enjoy the in-theater experience.” Meanwhile, the [URL='https://apnews.com/article/summer-2022-movies-minions-despicable-me-e8040ee111ce5a24fab25b2e4667432d']Illumination animated sequel "Minions: The Rise of Gru”[/URL] held the second spot with $26 million in its third weekend of release. The Universal Pictures release has thus far grossed $262.6 million domestically and $532.7 million worldwide, [URL='https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-movies-holidays-fbb30e9ce7296555c683b9171f691cd2']setting box-office records along the way[/URL]. The Minions made it difficult for a new family entry: “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank.” The Paramount Pictures animated release, [URL='https://apnews.com/article/film-reviews-entertainment-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-40b5ec0205c20e10e76a49cf04c2c3f6']loosely adapted from Mel Brooks' “Blazing Saddles,"[/URL] launched with a modest $6.3 million. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday. 1. “Thor: Love and Thunder,” $46 million. 2. “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” $26 million. 3. “Where the Crawdads Sing,” $17 million. 4. “Top Gun: Maverick,” $12 million. 5. “Elvis,” $7.6 million. 6. “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank,” $6.3 million 7. “The Black Phone,” $5.3 million. 8. “Jurassic: Dominion,” $5 million. 9. “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” $1.9 million. 10. “Lightyear,” $1.3 million. ___ Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: [URL]http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP[/URL] [url="https://www.local10.com/entertainment/2022/07/17/thor-stays-no-1-while-crawdads-opens-strong/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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