“Killers of the Flower Moon,” Martin Scorsese’s latest film, failed to top the North American box office the weekend after its release, being pushed out by Taylor Swift’s feature-length concert film, Variety magazine reported, as cited by News.ro.

Killers of the flower moonthe film, for which Scorsese once again assembled an all-star cast to tell a story inspired by true events, earned millions of dollars in 3,628 North American theaters over the weekend.

According to Variety, the film also earned $21 million internationally for a worldwide total of $44 million.

Despite the runner-up finish, this is Scorsese’s best start since then Shutter Island since 2010 ($41 million debut) and third career high Left since 2006 (debut $26.9 million).

AND Killers of the flower moon managed to make waves even though its stars, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, were unable to promote the film amid the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike.

Even with an impressive three-and-a-half-hour running time, Killers of the flower moonwas well received by audiences (with an “A-” on CinemaScore) and critics (92% on Rotten Tomatoes), which bodes well for the rest of his theatrical run.

The $200 million film is a bold bet on the big screen for Apple, which currently favors streaming over cinema. This is the widest distribution of the film supported by the streaming service. It’s unclear when the movie will appear on Apple TV+, but it will be at least 45 days from now.

Taylor Swift is still the queen of the box office

Regardless of the successful start Flower monthit wasn’t before the tournament Tour “Era”. Taylor Swift , which remained at No. 1 with $31 million from 3,855 theaters.

It is the only concert film in history to hold the number one spot at the box office for two consecutive weeks after its release and the first to reach $100 million domestically.

After just five days of showings, the AMC Theaters-distributed film has so far collected $131 million.

Despite a massive 66% drop in ticket sales from its debut, Tour “Era”. this is already a big commercial win. The film was produced by Swift herself, cost about $15 million, and required less marketing than the average blockbuster of this scale.

In a Faraway Place Three, a sequel to Universal’s horror film, Exorcist: Believeradded $5.6 million in its third weekend of release. To date, the film has grossed $54.2 million in North America and $107 million worldwide.

That’s not bad for a $30 million movie. But Universal and Blumhouse spent an impressive $400 million on the intellectual property rights.

Tim Burton returned to the box office with a film released in 1993

Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie took fourth place with $4.3 million in its fourth weekend on the big screen.

The animated children’s film from Paramount and Nickelodeon grossed US$55.9 million in North America and US$148 million worldwide, officially surpassing its predecessor’s box office. Puppy patrol from 2021 ($40 million domestic simulcast on Paramount+; $140 million worldwide). The sequel cost only 30 million dollars.

In the 5th place in the North American box office was the Disney re-release after 30 years of the classic film directed by Tim Burton, Nightmare before Christmasgrossing $4.1 million in 1,650 theaters.

Although Burton did not direct the film, he wrote and produced it, and the cartoon is considered one of his most iconic films.

Nightmare before Christmas it was re-released in theaters for the 30th anniversary of its release and just before Halloween, and was expected to continue to make a profit until almost Christmas.

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