Korea Box Office: ‘Uncharted’ Stays Top on Weakest Weekend of the Year

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“The Batman” landed a bigger opening weekend than Warner Bros., the studio behind the comic book adventure, initially expected.The latest superhero epic, starring Robert Pattinson as an exceptionally moody Caped Crusader, collected $134 million in North American theaters over the weekend, above Sunday’s estimates of $128.5 million.Those ticket sales rank as the best opening weekend of 2022, as well as only the second pandemic-era movie to cross the $100 million mark in a single weekend following “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”The reason behind the 4% bump in Monday’s final tally is because “The Batman” had a better-than-expected turnout on Sunday, bringing in $34.1 million. That’s more than some pandemic-era releases managed to earn in their entire theatrical runs.

Following AMC CEO Adam Aron’s announcement about hiking tickets for Warner Bros.’ The Batman over the weekend and the pic’s $128M+ opening, the circuit boss celebrated by posting a Tweet of Robert Pattinson’s Batman looking up at a dollar signal in the sky.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief‘The Battle at Lake Changjin II’ headed the mainland Chinese box office for the fifth successive weekend as cinemas await significant new content. “Changjin II” earned $7.5 million over the latest weekend, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. The increment expanded the film’s aggregate to $626 million since release on Feb.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSouth Korean cinema audiences turned out to see “The Batman” but little else over the weekend. That activity put “The Batman” firmly on top of the weekend box office chart, but it left overall business at deeply depressed levels.“The Batman” earned $2.01 million between Friday and Sunday according to data from the Kobis data service operated by the Koran Film Council (Kofic).

first place at the box office, raking in $128.5 million on its opening weekend — more than any other movie this year.The three-hour superhero reboot, staring Robert Pattinson as Gotham’s brooding caped crusader, is the second pandemic-era flick to earn more than $100 million in a single weekend, according to Variety.The Warner Bros. film, which also features Zoë Kravitz as an exceptionally foxy Catwoman, beat out the Mark Wahlberg treasure-hunt flick “Uncharted” for the top spot.“It’s fun to see the public really embrace the movie,” Jeff Goldstein, president of domestic distribution at Warner Bros., told the entertainment news outlet.

The Batman proved to be this weekend's highest-earning feature, as it earned a staggering $128.5million opening at the domestic box office.The news about the Robert Pattinson-starring feature was reported by The Hollywood Reporter, who also noted that the movie's nearly three-hour-long runtime did not put off viewers.It's also the only second pandemic-era movie to cross the $100million mark in a single weekend, a feat first achieved by Spider-Man: No Way Home, which launched last December to a historic $260 million. Raking it in:The Batman proved to be this weekend's highest-earning feature, as it earned a staggering $128.5million opening at the domestic box officeThe Batman is centered on the titular superhero and follows him attempting to take on corruption in Gotham City while taking on The Riddler.In addition to the star, the flick features the talents of performers such as Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano and Colin Farrell, among others.

The Batman is back!

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterHoly ticket sales, Batman!Robert Pattinson’s pitch-black superhero adventure “The Batman” collected a mighty $128.5 million in its box office debut, marking the best opening weekend of 2022 by a landslide. But what is more impressive: it’s only the second pandemic-era movie to cross the $100 million mark in a single weekend, a feat first achieved by “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which launched last December to a historic $260 million.Thanks to positive reviews, strong reception from ticket buyers and high levels of intrigue to see Pattinson’s moody take on the Caped Crusader, “The Batman” is shaping up to be a commercial winner for Warner Bros.

The Advanced Imaging Society on Friday revealed winners of its 12th annual Lumiere Awards, given to honor distinguished creative and technical achievement in film and TV. The ceremony took place during a gala luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Wilson Chapman editorThe Advanced Imaging Society has announced the winners of the 2022 Lumiere Awards.The Lumiere awards were handed out at the AIS March 4 ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel. At the awards, “Dune” won top honors as best live action feature film, while “Encanto” won the animated film category and “West Side Story” won for best musical. The top documentary prize went to “The Beatles: Get Back,” while “Squid Game” won the live action episodic category.

The “Spider-Man” franchise couldn’t be more popular as “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is approaching $2 billion at the global box office. Sony is looking to continue to flesh out its own cinematic universe without the help of Marvel Studios after the success of the “Venom” films.

In the wake of Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home rattling box office records, and creating a gravitational pull toward cinemas with a $1.85 billion global gross, Warner Bros.’ The Batman is looking to keep this big screen rally going.

Naman Ramachandran Sony release “Uncharted” continued its reign atop the U.K. and Ireland box office for the third weekend in a row collecting £3.08 million ($4.1 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterBruce Wayne could be the hero the box office desperately needs.Though movie theater attendance has significantly improved compared to earlier pandemic days, overall ticket sales have been slow to get box office receipts back to pre-COVID levels. “The Batman,” a decidedly grim superhero action-adventure, opens in domestic theaters on Friday and presents the best shot since “Spider-Man: No Way Home” at getting people back to the silver screen in a big way.The comic book film, starring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader, looks like it will be more than up for the task at hand.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Kanaa,” an Indian-produced film from 2018 which tells the story of an aspiring woman cricketer and delves into issues of race and gender equality, will get a theatrical release in mainland China on March 18, 2022, according to Chinese state media. It is only the second Tamil-language film to be released in China in recent years, after “2.0” in 2019.

Tom Holland proved he's not going anywhere over the weekend when his films Uncharted and Spider-Man: No Way Home bookended the top three.His new action–adventure film Uncharted managed to retain its top spot for the second week in a row, while hiscomic book epic Spider-Man: No Way Home followed closely behind in third place, according to Variety.The 25-year-old star seems destined for a blockbuster milestone as his Spider-Man sequel inches toward an $800 million North American haul. Incredible standing: Tom Holland, 25, dominated at the weekend box office, as he starred in Uncharted and Spider-Man: No Way Home, according to Variety; still from UnchartedUncharted, Sony's long-in-the-works video game adaptation, brought in $23.2 million from 4,275 domestic venues in its second weekend of release, representing a 46 percent decline in revenues from its opening.That brings its domestic total to $83.3 million.A drop of around 50 percent is standard for big-budget tentpoles, but making its hold a little more impressive, the film did not enjoy the rapturous reviews that greeted Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSony’s video game adaptation “Uncharted,” starring Tom Holland as street-smart treasure hunter Nathan Drake, had another solid showing at the international box office.Over the weekend, the PG-13 video game adaptation collected $35 million from 64 overseas territories, pushing its international tally to $143 million. With $83 million in North American ticket sales, “Uncharted” has generated $226.4 million globally so far. That haul is impressive because “Uncharted” has yet to open in China (March 14), which currently stands as the world’s biggest theatrical market.“Uncharted” continues to pull in crowds in the United Kingdom, Holland’s birthplace.

Refresh for latest…: Sony’s Uncharted handily crossed the $200M mark globally this weekend, after adding $35M from 64 overseas markets and $23.3M domestically. The international box office cume is now $143M. Worldwide, the Tom Holland/Mark Wahlberg-starrer counts $226.4M.

Tom Holland continues to be a big box office draw.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterIt’s (still) good to be Tom Holland.The 25-year-old actor has been all-but-singlehandedly propelling ticket sales at North American movie theaters, leading two films in the top three spots on domestic box office charts. Over the weekend, his action-adventure “Uncharted” repeated No.

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo database.And as on last Friday, Channing Tatum’s best-friend-tear-jerker tale “Dog” followed, with $2.5 million and $23.2 million cumulatively.Long-running “Spider-Man: No Way Home” took third with $1.3 million on Friday and a $775.4 million total in sales.