“Civil War” wins another battle at the box office thanks to this provocative premise

NEW YORK (AP) — “Civil War,” Alex Garland’s sinister American dystopia, was the highest-grossing film in theaters in the United States and Canada in its second week of release, according to studio estimates. Sunday.

A24’s election year bet, the independent studio’s highest-budget film to date, grossed $11.1 million in ticket sales in 3,929 theaters over the weekend.

The $50 million film, set in the near future where Texas and California unite in rebellion against a fascist president, has grossed $44.9 million in two weeks.

Its provocative premise — and A24’s marketing, which included images of war-torn American cities — helped keep “Civil War” in the minds of moviegoers.

But it was a painfully slow weekend in theaters, the kind sure to raise concerns about what has so far been a poor year for Hollywood at the box office.

Next, the estimated sales in theaters from Friday to Sunday in the United States and Canada, according to Comscore:

1. “Civil War,” $11.1 million
2. “Abigail”, 10.2 million
3. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire”, 9.5 millones
4. “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”, 9 millones
5. “Spy x Family Code: White”, 4.9 millones
6. “Kung Fu Panda 4”, 4.6 million
7. “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”, 4.4 millones
8. “Dune: Part Two”, 2.9 millones
9. “Monkey Man”, 2.2 million
10. “The First Omen”, 1.7 millones