The Lionsgate movie stars Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery and Topher Grace in a story about a US marshal transporting a mobster-turned-informant across the Alaskan wilderness. The flight proves bumpy when the pilot is revealed to have an ulterior motive.
“This is a good opening for an original action thriller,” said analyst David A Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research. Though reviews have been “poor,” he said, “business should be good in all parts of the world.”
Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King,” slipped to second spot, earning an estimated US$8.7 million. Its domestic take stands at US$221.1 million, and it has sold US$405 million in tickets abroad.
Also dropping one spot, to third, was Sony comedy “One of Them Days,” at US$8 million. Keke Palmer and singer SZA star in the Issa Rae-produced film, playing roommates scrambling to pay rent or face eviction after a boyfriend squanders their money.
Holding steady at fourth, in its sixth weekend out, was Paramount’s animated “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” at US$5.5 million.
And holding fifth place was the Disney animation “Moana 2.” It took in US$4.3 million in its ninth weekend out and should soon become the ninth biggest animated film of all time, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Rounding out the top 10 were:
- “Presence” (US$3.42 million)
- “Wolf Man” (US$3.4 million)
- “A Complete Unknown” (US$3.1 million)
- “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” (US$3 million)
- “The Brutalist” (US$2.9 million)