'The Batman' has generated $332 million in North America to date. Those ticket sales, a 44% decline from last weekend, are strong considering the movie has already been playing in theaters for a month. The superhero adventure, starring Robert Pattinson, took in $20 million between Friday and Sunday, enough for second place.

Other than 'A Quiet Place Part II,' which powered to nearly $300 million worldwide, the studio's slate was propped up by kid-friendly animated adventures 'Paw Patrol' and 'Clifford the Big Red Dog.'īig numbers: On Friday the movie brought in $11.55M and on Saturday it raked in $11.8MĪt the domestic box office, 'The Lost City' took down reigning champion 'The Batman,' which held the No. Jordan's action thriller 'Without Remorse' to streaming services. In a win for Paramount, The Lost City marks the studio's third movie in 2022 to open in first place, following 'Scream' and 'Jackass Forever.' During the pandemic, Paramount largely stepped back from theatrical releases, instead selling titles like Aaron Sorkin's courtroom drama 'The Trial of the Chicago 7,' Eddie Murphy's comedy sequel 'Coming 2 America' and Michael B. Ticket buyers were mostly receptive to 'The Lost City,' which landed a 'B+' CinemaScore.

The story follows Bullock as Loretta Sage, a middle-aged author who gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Harry Potter himself Daniel Radcliffe, in a villainous role) in the hopes she can discover the ancient lost city's treasure from her latest story. Pricey: The Lost City cost $68 million, according to Variety, which is fairly expensive for a rom-comĪaron and Adam Nee directed The Lost City, an amorous action-adventure that takes place on a remote tropical jungle.

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