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US Box Office Weekend Report 19th - 21st November 2021: Ghostbusters: Afterlife hits the top on its debut weekend

US Box Office Weekend Report 19th - 21st November 2021:  Ghostbusters: Afterlife hits the top on its debut weekend
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Afterlife brings the flagging series back to life as the new sequel hits the top og the US box office on its opening weekend.

Also new and hitting the top 5 this weekend is the Will Smith movie King Richard which makes its debut at number 4.

US box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (1st weekend)
  • Highest debut - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (@1)
  • Longest run - Venom: Let There Be Carnage (8 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Venom: Let There Be Carnage ($206 Million)

US box office top 5 breakdown weekend 19th - 21st November 2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Directed original series director Ivan Reitmams son Jason, this reboot and sequel to the original Ghostbusters has had fans eagerly awaiting and this week makes its debut at the top.

The movie takes a very respectable $44 Million on its debut weekend.

Eternals

The latest Marvel movie falls to number 2 this weekend after a 2 week spell at the top with $10.8 Million, a 60% drop over last weekend.

This gives the movie a total of $135.8 over 3 weeks of release and a number 7 place of the top movie of 2021.

Clifford the Big Red Dog

The live action movie based on the beloved animated series falls to number 3 this weekend with $8.1 Million, 1 51% drop over last weekend, giving the movie a 2 week total of $33.5 Million.

King Richard

King Richard

Will Smith brings his latest movie to the big screen playing the father of tenis aces Serena and Venus Wiliams.

The movie enters the box office at number 4 with a debut gross of $5.7 Million.

Dune~2020

Director Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of the sci-fi classic falls to number 5 this weekend with $3 Million, a 45% drop, giving the movie a gross of $98 Million over 5 weeks of release.

the movie should go over the $100 Million mark by next weekend and climb into the top 10 movies of 2021.

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