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Disney's Black Panther: Wakanda Faavavau topped U.S. box office rankings for the fourth weekend in a row, earning $17.6 million this weekend, according to Pusa Ofisa Mojo, followed by newly released holiday action comedy Violent Night.
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Faʻamatalaga autu
Black Panther: Wakanda Fa'avavau, the sequel to the 2018 superhero film starring the late Chadwick Boseman, has grossed more than $393 million in U.S. ticket sales since its mid-November debut, and is the first film since 2021’s Apogaleveleve-Tagata: Leai se Ala ile Fale to remain at No. 1 for four consecutive weekends, according to O le tusitala Hollywood.
Po Saua, from Universal Pictures and starring David Harbour as Santa Claus, brought in $13.3 million following its release on Friday, according to Box Office Mojo, surpassing projections of a $10 million opening weekend, eseese lipotia.
Disney’s animated adventure film Lalolagi Eseese faaauau pea i flop at the box office, posting just $5 million in sales this weekend at no. 3 in the box office rankings, after debuting on November 23.
O le Menu from Searchlight Pictures and Faigalotu from Columbia Pictures ranked in the fourth and fifth spots, respectively, for U.S. ticket sales this weekend.
Talaaga Autu
Wakanda Fa'avavau is the third highest-grossing film of the year so far, sulu Fomaʻi Fomaʻi i le Telegeso o le Madness ($ 411 miliona) ma Toa: Maverick ($717 million). The movie earned $181 million domestically in its debut weekend, the second largest opening weekend for a film this year, behind the Doctor ese sequel. However, Wakanda Fa'avavau has slightly trailed its precursor, panetera Black, which grossed $202 million in its 2018 debut and ultimately raked in $ 700 miliona in total U.S. box office sales, making it the biggest movie of that year.
Tupe Fa'aalu a le Ofisa o Pusa o vaiaso o Fa'alotoifale (tau fa'atatau)
- Black Panther: Wakanda Faavavau (Vaaso 4) — $17.6 miliona
- Po Saua (Vaaso 1) — $13.3 miliona
- Lalolagi Eseese (Vaaso 2) — $4.9 miliona
- O le Menu (Vaaso 3) — $3.6 miliona
- Faigalotu (Vaaso 2) — $2.8 miliona
- I Heard The Bells (Vaaso 1) — $1.8 miliona
- Black Black (Vaaso 7) — $1.7 miliona
- Le Fabelmans (Vaaso 4) — $1.3 miliona
- Ivi Ma Mea Uma (Vaaso 3) — $1.2 miliona
- Tiketi i Parataiso (Week 7) — $850,000
Tangent
Emancipation, which stars Will Smith and was directed by filmmaker Antoine Fuqua, kicked off its one-week theatrical debut this weekend ahead of a December 9 release on Apple TV+, which routinely does not release box office data. The film, which is Smith’s first movie since he received a 10-year suspension from the Academy Awards for slapping Chris Rock onstage earlier this year, opened in fewer than 10 theaters and averaged about $3,000 in sales at each, according to O le Hollywood Reporter.
Mea e ofo ai
Lalolagi uigaese, featuring voice-overs from Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal, could lose more than $100 million if ticket sales continue at their current pace, according to O le tusitala Hollywood. The film has posted more than $25 million in sales since its opening on November 23.
O le a le mea e matamata ai
The debut of James Cameron’s Avatar: Le Ala o le Vai is expected to give a boost to the film industry’s post-Thanksgiving box office drag when it debuts on December 16.
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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2022/12/04/box-office-wakanda-forever-leads-us-sales-for-fourth-straight-week-as-violent-night-posts-solid-opening-weekend/