Film buffs on Friday secured back-to-back box office wins for the latest installment in the “Kung Fu Panda” franchise, with the second “Dune” film putting up a powerful second-place showing.
Because it did last week, “Kung Fu Panda 4” land in the top spot, taking in $8.8 million in ticket receipts, in line with IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.. Domestically, the film’s made greater than $86.5 million in its first two weeks in theaters.
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The Post said that Jack Black-helmed feature, “while nice enough, suggests that the smartest move can be to let the fuzzy guy retire to a chilled bamboo forest moderately than embark on yet one more predictable adventure.”
“Dune: Part Two” — director Denis Villeneuve’s epic sci-fi desert flick — managed to carry onto the #2 spot during its third week of release, taking in $8.15 million.
“Arthur the King” on Friday sold greater than $3 million in tickets, nabbing the No. 3 slot, and is anticipated to make one other $4 million before Sunday’s over. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as a mountain climber who’s joined by a stray dog during a 435-mile trek through the Dominican Republic.
“Imaginary,” a supernatural horror film a few possessed teddy bear, finished in fourth, generating $1.7 million in sales.
Kristen Stewart’s bodybuilding romance “Love Lies Bleeding” followed in fifth, netting $1.1 million during its first day in wide distribution, after a limited release last week.