- Injury-hit Australia thrash 'embarrassing' Pakistan at Women's T20 World Cup
- Internal TikTok documents show prioritization of traffic over well-being
- Israel says fired at 'immediate threat' near UN position in Lebanon
- New US coach Pochettino hails Pulisic but worries over workload
- Brazil orders closure of 2,000 betting sites
- UK govt urged to raise pro-democracy tycoon's case with China
- Sculptor Lalanne's animal creations sell for $59 mn
- From Tesla to Trump: Behind Musk's giant leap into politics
- US, European markets rise as investors weigh rates, earnings
- In Colombia, children trade plastic waste for school supplies
- Supercharged hurricanes trigger 'perfect storm' for disinformation
- JPMorgan Chase profits top estimates, bank sees 'resilient' US economy
- Djokovic proves staying power as he progresses to Shanghai semi-finals
- Sheffield Utd boss Wilder 'numb' after Baldock death
- Little progress at key meet ahead of COP29 climate summit
- Fans immerse themselves in Marina Abramovic's first China exhibition
- Israel says conducting review after UN peacekeepers wounded in Lebanon
- 'Party atmosphere': Skygazers treated to another aurora show
- Djokovic 'overwhelmed' after 'greatest rival' Nadal's retirement
- Zelensky in Berlin says hopes war with Russia will end next year
- Kyrgyzstan opens rare probe into glacier destruction
- European Mediterranean states discuss Middle East, migration
- Djokovic proves staying power as progresses to Shanghai semi-finals
- Hurricane Milton leaves at least 16 dead as Florida cleans up
- Britain face 'ultimate challenge' in America's Cup duel with New Zealand
- Lebanon calls for 'immediate' ceasefire in Israel-Hezbollah war
- Nihon Hidankyo: Japan's A-bomb survivors awarded Nobel
- Thunberg leads pro-Palestinian, climate protest in Milan
- Boat captain rescued clinging to cooler in Gulf of Mexico after storm Milton
- Tears, warnings after Japan atomic survivors group win Nobel
- 'Unspeakable horror': the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Stock markets diverge before China weekend briefing
- Christian villagers 'trapped' in south Lebanon crossfire
- Sabalenka sets up Gauff showdown in Wuhan semis
- EU questions shopping app Temu over illegal products risk
- Kim Sei-young holds lead with late birdies at LPGA Shanghai
- Toulouse welcome Dupont 'boost' as Olympic star returns to Top 14
- Japanese atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize
- Deadly Israeli strike on Beirut likely targeted Hezbollah security chief
- Bangladesh Islamist chief backs crimes against humanity trial for ex-PM
- Everest climber's remains believed found after 100 years
- 20 Pakistan coal miners shot dead in attack
- Clashes on South China Sea, Ukraine dominate Asia summit
- Han Kang's books sell out in South Korea after Nobel win
- Zelensky meets Pope, Scholz as whirlwind Europe tour ends
- Hello Hallyu: why is South Korean culture sweeping the globe?
- UK economy rebounds in August in boost to new govt
- Voice of Japan's beloved robot cat 'Doraemon' dies
- Shanghai markets sink ahead of briefing on mixed day for Asia
- Investors, analysts eye bigger China stimulus at Saturday briefing
'Beekeeper' buzzes to top of N.America box office
Amazon/MGM action picture "The Beekeeper" flew to the top of the North American box office on a slow winter weekend with an estimated take of $7.4 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.
"'The Beekeeper' is a hit," said analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research. "This is not a routine action thriller; those movies disappear fast. The Beekeeper is series material."
He predicted the film, made for an estimated $40 million and in only its third week out, could ultimately net $150 million worldwide.
Tough guy Jason Statham plays the beekeeper in question, an ex-commando seeking revenge against a criminal group whose cruel scams lead to the suicide of his friend (Phylicia Rashad).
"Beekeeper" only narrowly edged out last weekend's top film, Paramount's "Mean Girls," which took in an estimated $7.3 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period in the US and Canada. That brings its domestic total in three weeks out to $60.8 million -- not bad for a film made for around $36 million.
The tale of high school survival stars Angourie Rice, Renee Rapp, Auli'i Cravalho, Avantika and Bebe Wood, as well as Tina Fey, the writer behind both this film and the 2004 original.
In third, showing exceptional strength in its seventh week out, was Warner Bros.' fantasy musical "Wonka" at $5.9 million. Timothee Chalamet plays the eccentric chocolate maker in a cast that includes Olivia Colman and Hugh Grant. Made for $100 million, "Wonka" has grossed just over $550 million worldwide.
Flying steady in fourth was "Migration," a family-friendly animation from Universal and Illumination about the misadventures of a family of traveling mallard ducks. It took in $5.2 million, pushing it just over the $100 million mark in North America.
And in fifth, at $4.8 million, was Sony rom-com "Anyone But You," starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell. The sleeper hit has rolled up totals of $71.2 million domestically and $55 million overseas for a total $126.2 million.
For the second weekend in a row, there were no major new studio releases.
Rounding out this weekend's top 10 were:
"Fighter" ($3.8 million)
"Poor Things" ($3 million)
"American Fiction" ($2.9 million)
"Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" ($2.8 million)
"Godzilla Minus One" ($2.6 million)
O.Norris--AMWN