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US Box Office Weekend Report 28th - 30th May 2021: A Quiet Place 2 hit big as cinemas show proper signs of recovery after the pandemic

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A Quiet Place: Part II
This weekend the US box office showed the first definite signs of recovery as the sequel movie A Quiet Place Part II opens to the biggest weekend of the pandemic.

Also opening big this weekend is Cruella which makes its debut in the runner up spot and worth of a mention is Raya and the Last Dragon which despite being 14 weeks old increases its weekend gross and goes over the $50 Million mark.

  • Number 1 - A Quiet Place Part II (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - A Quiet Place Part II (@1)
  • Longest run - Raya and the Last Dragon (14 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Godzilla Vs. Kong ($97.7 Million)

US box office top 5 breakdown 28th - 30th May 2021

A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place Part II

Sequel to the 2018 movie A Quiet Place director John Krasinski takes us on another journey in the post apoplectic where a slightest sound can cost you your life.

The movie takes an amazing $48.3 Million on its debut weekend which is only 5% lower that the fist movie, and as cinemas are still not 100% open across the country you can see why the studio wanted to delay the movie.

Excellent word of mouth will take this movie through the summer and it has already become not only the summer blockbuster to see this year but a horror classic.

Cruella

Cruella

Disney release the Cruella De'vil origin movie on Disney+ premium as well as at theatres wich may have damaged its box office potential slightly.

Still the Emma Stone starring movie wakes a excellent $21.3 Million on its debut and enters the box office at number 2.

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Spending 2 weeks at the top of the US box office the Saw sequel movie falls to number 3 this weekend.

A $2.2 Million gross is a 50% drop from last weekend and puts the movies total gross at $19.7 Million after 3 weeks of release.

Wrath of Man

The Jason Statham starring action movie falls to number 4 this weekend with $2.1 Million, a 28% drop, for a total gross of $22.1 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Raya and the Last Dragon

Spending yet another weekend in the top 5 the Disney animated tale is still taking nearly $2 Million a week at the box office, this is a 17% increase from last weekend.

The movie has now passed the $50 Million mark with a total gross of $50.8 Million after 14 weeks of release.

This weeks top 10 US Box Office films

  1. A Quiet Place: Part II - $48,385,000
  2. Cruella - $21,300,000
  3. Spiral: From the Book of Saw - $2,275,000
  4. Wrath of Man - $2,100,000
  5. Raya and the Last Dragon - $1,995,000
  6. Godzilla Vs. Kong - $852,000
  7. Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train - $837,000
  8. Dream Horse - $652,373
  9. Those Who Wish Me Dead - $545,000
  10. World War Z - $347,000
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