The movie released in theaters the first week, “The Gray” starring actor Liam Neeson, suddenly topped the North
In its first week appearing on the North American box office revenue chart, rookie “The Gray” – about the struggle for human survival with nature and featuring star Liam Neeson, won. champion with 20 million USD.
“The Gray” is a movie with the main content revolving around an oil exploration group trapped in cold Alaska.
Here, their enemies are not only harsh nature but also ferocious wolves, when they think that the group of people are intruders on their territory…
Based on sales statistics. tickets from Hollywood.com, the film grossed $20 million to beat last week’s winner, “Underworld Awakening,” to second place.
Explaining the unexpected success of “The Grey”, president of Open Road Films, responsible for releasing this work, Tom Ortenberg said that thanks to the film’s plot “it is unlike any other movie”. is playing in theaters, and audiences like the difference.”
It is also impossible not to mention the human factor when the actor of the movie “Taken” Liam Neeson plays the main role, because the sales of recent movies with his presence are all very positive.
Standing in second place is last week’s champion, the 4th episode of the “Underworld” series about the war between werewolves and vampires called “Awakening” with main actress Kate Beckinsale.
Another newcomer to the chart is the comedy film “One for the Money” with actress Katherine Heigl, based on the best-selling novel by female writer Janet Evanovich, which brought in 11.8 million USD for Lion studio.
Gate Entertainment, more than the producers initially expected. This increased audience, according to the publishers, is likely to be fans of the book with female writer Janet Evanovich.
The following positions belong to Red Tails (10.4 million USD), Man on a Legde (8.25 million USD), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (7.14 million USD), The Descendants (6.55 million USD). million USD), Contraban (6.53 million USD), Beauty and the Beast 3D version (5.34 million USD) and finally Haywire with 4 million USD.
In addition to new films, works that have been released for a while but have been “warmed up” again thanks to the Oscar nominations announced last week have also continued to bring in revenue for producers.
In addition to “The Descendants” still maintaining its position in the top 10, the family film “Hugo” recently received 11 Oscar nominations and its revenue increased by 143% compared to last week, with 2.3 million USD.
The silent film “The Artist,” ranked second in Oscar nominations with 10 categories, also earned 3.3 million USD, up 40% compared to the previous week’s revenue.
Many experts predict that these will be two films that will achieve great success at the Oscars, which will be held on February 26 at the Kodak theater./.