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'Bad Guys' finish first in North American box office

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Handout" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/04/25/bad-guys.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>LOS ANGELES, United States - Three new releases helped fuel the North American box office this weekend, with Universal&#x27;s animated action-comedy &quot;The Bad Guys&quot; on top with an estimated $24 million take, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.</p><p>&quot;Bad Guys,&quot; a sort of animal-eye version of &quot;Oceans 11,&quot; follows the exploits of a wickedly clever gang of creatures. Produced by DreamWorks Animation, the film has a voice cast including Sam Rockwell, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, Marc Ramon, Anthony Ramos and Lilly Singh.</p><p>Overall, this was a good weekend for family-geared films -- hit harder by the Covid effect than films targeting other demographics -- with Paramount&#x27;s &quot;Sonic the Hedgehog 2&quot; again placing second, at $15.2 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period.</p><p>&quot;Family moviegoing was certainly rocked by the pandemic, but families are returning now,&quot; said David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research. &quot;We&#x27;re still far from pre-pandemic levels... but this is a good start.&quot;</p><p>Third spot went to &quot;Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore&quot; from Warner Bros., at $14 million, a fairly sharp drop from last weekend&#x27;s $43 million opening for the Wizarding World film.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/19/22/review-effects-keep-new-fantastic-beasts-film-afloat">Movie review: Effects keep new &#x27;Fantastic Beasts&#x27; installment afloat</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/18/22/fantastic-beasts-tops-north-america-box-office">&#x27;Fantastic Beasts&#x27; tops North America box office</a></li></ul><p>New releases claimed the next two spots.</p><p>&quot;The Northman&quot; from Focus Features took in $12 million. It tells the blood-soaked story of a Viking (played by a ripped Alexander Skarsgard) who seeks revenge on the man who killed his parents and usurped his father&#x27;s throne. </p><p>Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, Bjork, Anya Taylor-Joy and Willem Dafoe round out the ensemble cast.</p><p>And in fifth was Lionsgate&#x27;s very meta film &quot;The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,&quot; at $7.2 million. Nicolas Cage plays, none too seriously, a man named Nick Cage. </p><div><strong>Rounding out the top 10 were:</strong></div><p>&quot;Everything Everywhere All at Once&quot; ($5.4 million)</p><p>&quot;The Lost City&quot; ($4.4 million)</p><p>&quot;Father Stu&quot; ($3.3 million)</p><p>&quot;Morbius&quot; ($2.3 million)</p><p>&quot;Ambulance&quot; ($1.8 million)</p><div><strong>bbk/mlm</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n5IRfh9WtdY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Universal's animated action-comedy 'The Bad Guys' topped the North American box office this weekend with an estimated $24 million take.