The Bob Marley movie continues to be the number one hit in America

Hollywood's latest musical biopic, “Bob Marley: One Love,” continues to do well at the box office, unlike other North American releases. The Paramount production grossed US$13.5 million in its second weekend from 3,925 theaters in the United States and Canada, a 53% drop from its debut. “One Love” was a box office success, grossing $71.1 million domestically and $120 million worldwide.

Meanwhile, “Madame Deia” was in decline. Sony's superhero movie slipped down the charts to No. 4 in its second week with just $5.6 million from 4,013 theaters. The news is bad overseas too, with a worldwide box office total of US$87.3 million to date for the production, which was made on a budget of over 200 million.

Premieres of the week

North American cinemas received three new releases. The animated film “Demon Slayer: To Swordsman's Town,” a collection of episodes from Sony's anime series, earned $11.5 million from 1,949 theaters, good enough for No. 2. The film was also released in Brazil.

Hilary Swank's inspirational drama “Ordinary Angels” came in at No. 3 with a $6.2 million show from 3,020 locations, while director Ethan Coen's comedy thriller “Drive-Away Dolls”) was #8 with $2.5 million from 2,280 locations. . Neither made their debut in the country.

“Ordinary Angels” didn't exactly set the box office on fire, but the Lionsgate film reportedly has a modest budget in the low double-digit range. That should help offset its single-digit debut. Audiences — 60% female and 91% over 25 — responded enthusiastically to the film's uplifting themes, giving it an A+ rating on CinemaScore, a survey taken at US theater exits.

“Girls on the Run” was rejected by audiences, who gave it a C on CinemaScore. Critics liked it a little more, with a 66% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The R-rated film follows two lesbians, played by Margaret Qualley (“The Maid”) and Geraldine Viswanathan (“Roll of Broken Hearts”), who embark on a contraband-laden road trip to Florida in a rental car. Clumsy criminals. An independent and separate production by the Coen brothers, the queer crime comedy was acquired by Focus Features for US$20 million, opting for wider releases rather than specialty (“art”) titles and fared poorly.

Trailers

Check out the trailers for the weekend's top 5 films in the US and Canada below.

1 | Bob Marley – A Love

2 | Demon Slayer: To the Swordsman Village

3 | Ordinary Angels

4 | Madam Dea

5 | Ducks!