director Ridley Scott after a not very successful attempt to return to the legend of aliens in “Prometheus” (2012) removed the low-budget by his standards a crime thriller “advisers” and brought to the screen in the biblical story peplum “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” Then he announced that he was ready to continue the “Prometheus” (now it is going to make three sequels of this picture), and for the training turned to science fiction.
In the first weekend the US box office (from 2 to 4 October) “The Martian” Ridley Scott earned $ 55 million and won the first place in the rating box office.
The film became a film adaptation of the novel by Andy Weir’s “Martian.” Astronauts from the ship “Ares III» during an emergency evacuation left one of his colleagues on the planet, believing him dead. But he survived and began a long Robinson Crusoe on Mars. The main role played by Matt Damon, and in other roles in the film are busy Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig and Sean Bean.
«Martian” repeatedly compared to published in October 2013th ” gravitation “Alfonso Cuaron.
The scale of the film Scott, of course, more – the heroine of Sandra Bullock does not select on-Earth orbit, and its main task was to ensure the fall to earth at an acceptable rate. Two years ago, “Gravity” was able to set a record for the charges of October ($ 55.8 million) – and block the achievement of “Martian” failed, he remained second. Curiously, the film about a Martian Robinson turned to take two second places. He became the second starting fees and director’s career (after “Hannibal,” $ 58 million in 2001), and in the career of Damon (after “The Bourne Ultimatum,” $ 69.2 million in 2007).
«Martian” lost “Gravity” and the number of positive reviews from critics. The film of Cuaron was 97% (according to Rotten Tomatoes), and Scott – 94%, which, however, did not stop to acknowledge his very “fresh” and noted visual effects and game Damon. There is no doubt that the “Martian” will pay, and his 108 millionth budget.
Well, Ridley Scott with luggage may be accepted for the sequel to “Prometheus”, which today He plans three.
The second place went to the animated film Genndi Tartakovsky “Hotel Transylvania 2″. Continuation of the successful cartoon in 2012 over the past weekend to replenish its cash by $ 33 million, and its total revenue now stands at $ 150.3 million – almost twice the cost of production ($ 80 million).
Crime thriller about drug dealers “mercenary” in the Canadian-Mexican border with Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro has been selected for the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival this year and is in the American box office for the third week – albeit in limited release and with limited revenue. Now a film by Canadian director Denis Villeneuve reached a broad rolled that once provided him hit the top 5 on the third place.
Over the weekend, “mercenary” earned $ 12 million and brought the total fees up to $ 25 million.
It is not very much compared with the budget ($ 30 million), but the high-profile failure, obviously will not. But Villeneuve will now be able, hopefully, seriously get to work on the sequel to “Blade Runner” and compete with Ridley Scott in the creation of cult films.
comedy “Intern” in which the pensioner by Robert De Niro becomes a columnist for the website about fashion, fell from second to fourth place – it charges totaled $ 11.6 million and total revenue reached $ 49 million.
and closes the top five youth dystopia “Running in the labyrinth: Trial by Fire,” which is made worse at the box office the first part of a series of films on the books of James Dashner about a group of teenagers, fighting for life and death in the distant and not very pleasant future. Now picture the total revenue is $ 211 million, and to catch up with “Running in the labyrinth” ($ 340 million in 2014) – a task almost impossible for her. Over the weekend in the US, “Trial by Fire” has earned $ 7.6 million, and next week is required to fly beyond the top-5. However, its budget picture is paid for, so that the plans to release the third and final film of the franchise in February 2017 nothing should interfere.
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