The box office is like a big surprise: you never really know which movie will be popular. When the team behind Forrest Gump—the director, writer, and stars—gets back together to make a new movie, people get excited and expect it to be really good.
The movie Venom: The Last Dance stayed at the top of the box office for a second week, even though it’s a slow time for movie theaters. It made another $26.1 million in the U.S., bringing its total earnings here to $90 million. It did even better internationally, making $68.4 million over the weekend. Altogether, Venom has now made $317 million worldwide.
The Last Dance, directed by Kelly Marcel, follows Eddie Brock (played by Tom Hardy) and his alien buddy Venom as enemies chase them from both worlds. They’re forced to make a tough choice that will bring their story to an end.
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In its sixth week in theaters, The Wild Robot moved up to second place, making $7.6 million this weekend. That brings its total earnings in the U.S. to $121.5 million and $269.1 million worldwide. Smile 2 earned $6.8 million in its third week, totaling $52.7 million in the U.S. and $109.8 million worldwide.
Conclave dropped only a little, about 20 percent, from its opening last week when it earned $6.5 million and came in third. This weekend, the movie, starring Ralph Fiennes and about the Pope, made $5 million, putting it in fourth place, with a total of $15.2 million in the U.S.
In fifth place was Here, directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by him and Eric Roth. The movie stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, the same team that made Forrest Gump, one of the most famous movies ever.
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Here is based on a 2014 graphic novel by Richard McGuire, which he created as a comic in 1989. The story follows different families living in the same special place for generations.
Even though fans might be excited to see Tom Hanks and Robin Wright together again (even with digital effects to make them look younger), it didn’t draw a big crowd. The movie earned $5 million in its first weekend, placing fifth.
Source: EW