'Spider-Man' Tops N.America Box Office Again

"Spider-Man: No Way Home" again dominated in North American theatres with an estimated US$52.7 million weekend take, while topping the US$600 million mark domestically in its third week out, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said on Sunday.

The strong results for Sony's superhero sequel – last weekend it surpassed the US$1 billion mark globally – have breathed welcome life into the movie industry as it battles to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. British actor Tom Holland stars as the Marvel webslinger.

With families starting to return to theatres, "Sing 2", Universal's animated musical sequel, took in a respectable US$19.6 million, again placing second for the Friday-through-Sunday period.

Its huge voice cast includes Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson and U2 frontman Bono.

But there was a considerable drop-off after that, with the third top-earning film, 20th Century's "The King's Man", taking in just US$4.5 million.

A prequel to the "Kingsman" spy films, it stars Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans and Matthew Goode.

In fourth spot, "American Underdog" grossed US$4.1 million. The Lionsgate film stars Zachary Levi in the true story of Kurt Warner, who went from stocking grocery store shelves to being a National Football League MVP.

And in fifth was sci-fi prequel "The Matrix: Resurrections", from Warner Bros, at US$3.8 million. Variety called its performance "disastrous," given the film's US$190 million production budget. (AFP)