"The Last Duel" failed miserably at the North American box office, while "Halloween: Killings" took the top spot

Fans of Ridley Scott may be sad. The costume action film "The Last Duel" directed by him and starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jodie Comer and Adam Driver failed miserably at the North American box office, earning only $4.8 million in the first three days of the weekend, ranking fifth on the list. Last weekend's champion was the horror film "Halloween: The Killing", which opened with $50.4 million, setting a record for the opening of R-rated movies/horror movies during the epidemic.

According to foreign media reports, the film, produced by 20th Century Fox, invested $100 million, and such a disastrous opening result is undoubtedly. According to surveys, 50% of the audience of the film are over 35 years old, while the champion "Halloween: The Killing" has only 27%. The film has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 86% and a popcorn index of 79%. The reputation of "The Last Duel" is not bad, but young audiences do not seem to like costume action movies, even though Ridley Scott has directed the Oscar-winning "Gladiator" and the well-received "Kingdom of Heaven".

Compared with "The Last Duel", "Halloween: The Killing", which has a Rotten Tomatoes index of only 40%, performed unexpectedly. The film opened with $50.4 million in the simultaneous streaming media Peacock, far exceeding the expectation of $30 million. The head of Universal North American distribution said: "Our core audience just likes to be scared together."

The film's performance is not only the best performing R-rated film during the epidemic, but also the best performing in theaters among all films released simultaneously on streaming media and in theaters in recent years. It seems that when encountering the right film, even if the audience can watch it at home, they are still willing to go to the theater and experience watching a movie together.

No Time to Die earned $24.29 million last week, down 56% from the previous month, with a total of $100 million in North America and $447 million worldwide. Foreign media revealed last week that due to the high cost of publicity and distribution, the film must earn more than $800 million worldwide to make a profit. The film will be released in mainland China on October 29.

Venom 2 ranked third with $16.5 million, with a total of $168 million in North America and $283 million worldwide. The film has not yet been scheduled for release in mainland China.

"The Addams Family 2" ranked fourth with $7.19 million, with a total of $42.27 million in North America and $58.5 million worldwide

"Shang-Chi" ranked sixth with 3.54 million US dollars, cumulatively taking in 218 million US dollars in North America and 414 million US dollars worldwide.