“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” Netflix’s first original movie released theatrically before the streaming platform, had a disappointing opening weekend at the box office, according to data compiled by boxofficemojo.com and News.ro.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever continued to dominate the North American box office after its November 11 release, grossing $64 million over the Thanksgiving weekend

Wakanda is foreversequel to the 2018 film, credits Chadwick Boseman, the star black Panther, who died in 2020 of colon cancer at the age of 43. The actor appears in flashbacks as TChalla, the ruler of the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda.

Viewers in the USA and Canada preferred the Disney Marvel cartoon, A strange worldwhich debuted in second place with $18.6 million over the extended weekend.

Netflix disappointment at the box office

Only on the third place of the pedestal of honor, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the Netflix production starring Daniel Craig, grossed $9.4 million over the three-day weekend and $13.2 million over five days. The average audience of one cinema was 19 thousand.

That being said, the data is certainly a lower-than-expected result for Netflix The secret of removing knives was one of his most anticipated films of the year, and the US streaming company announced in early October that the film would be released in theaters before going online, a first for its original production.

The film plays for a week in 600 theaters in the United States from November 23 to 29, before being released globally on Netflix on December 23, marking the US company’s big Christmas release, as well as Don’t look up last year.

The first Knives Out movie, released 3 years ago, was a surprise critical success as well as a major commercial success, grossing over $311 million on a budget of just $40 million. Of course, it should be taken into account that the costs of promoting the film were also added to this.

Netflix considered it a success Knives away so much so that last March he paid no less than $450 million for the copyright to the sequel.

Other films in North American distribution

On the 4th place and another well-deserved debut in the top Devotionthe story of two US Navy fighter pilots, grossed $9 million over the long weekend.

Menuthe horror-comedy thriller starring Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy, collected $5.2 million over the three-day weekend.

Black Adam, produced by Warner Bros. which starred Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in his first superhero film, dropped to No. 6 with $3.3 million, bringing its total since its release to $162.9 million .

Completing the rating: Fablemensemi-biographical film directed by Steven Spielberg, Bones and all, A ticket to heaven and Selected Season 3: Episodes 1 and 2.

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