'Civil War,' the hard-hitting film that imagines a dystopian near-future in the United States, topped the North American box office in its first weekend.
LOS ANGELES, United States — "Civil War," the hard-hitting film that imagines a dystopian near-future in the United States, topped the North American box office in its first weekend, according to estimates from industry watcher Exhibitor Relations.
That is more than twice the average for a dystopian thriller on its opening weekend, said analyst David A. Gross. "It's a fine balance to strike. Audiences are emotionally engaged, and that's impressive for a thriller."The creature feature, which sees the enormous gorilla and reptilian giant team up to save their species — and ours — took in an estimated $15.4 million.
As for "Dune: Part II", which took in $4.3 million, it still has not bogged down after seven weeks in theaters, and also climbed one place since the previous weekend.
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