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According to studio estimates Sunday “Spider-Man” added $81.5 million over the three-day weekend, down 69% from its first weekend. The Sony and Marvel film has now grossed $467 million from North American theaters, more than doubling the domestic grosses of 2021′s previous No. 1 film, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”

All hope for Steven Spielberg’s racially divisive West Side Story remake died in week two when it plummeted 68 percent with a humiliating take of just $3.4 million.

Chinese filmmakers are preparing to follow up The Battle at Lake Changjin, which became this year’s top box-office attraction in China with a good deal of help from the Communist government, with another anti-American propaganda film about the Korean War called Crossing the Yalu River.

The woke-free “Spider-Man: No Way Home” earned an astonishing $50 million on Thursday, which crushed several box office records.

Director Steven Spielberg’s woke “West Side Story” remake flopped all over the planet.

“West Side Story’s” weekend box office collapse continues Woke’s 100 percent box office losing streak.

AP laments: “Hopes had long been pinned on Spielberg, with his song-and-dance spectacular, to bring back some of the movies’ mojo.”

Leftovers were on the menu for moviegoers in North America this weekend. “Encanto,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” and “House of Gucci” repeated in the top three spots, according to studio estimates on Sunday. All three films are playing exclusively in theaters.

Nov. 28 (UPI) — The animated family adventure, “Encanto,” is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $27 million in receipts in its debut, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

Despite rave reviews, Disney’s Encanto, an animated musical with songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda, took a nosedive at the holiday box office.

“No Time to Die,” the latest in the James Bond franchise and the last of the Daniel Craig era, is looking at a $100 million loss.

Nov. 21 (UPI) — Supernatural comedy Ghostbusters: Afterlife is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $44 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

Disney and Marvel’s “Eternals” took a steep drop in its second weekend in theaters, but it’s still hanging on to first place ahead of newcomers like “Clifford the Big Red Dog.”

Marvel’s woketard Eternals opened to a disappointing $71 million. The predictions had been anywhere from $75 to $85 million.

After a record-breaking start, October’s box office closed out quietly this weekend with “Dune” repeating at number one and two prominent genre newcomers, “ Last Night in Soho ” and “Antlers,” stumbling.

China’s state-owned Jiangsu Satellite TV has a new talent competition called “2060” in which the competitors are computer-generated avatars controlled by virtual-reality (VR) headsets. The producers hope the show is successful enough to buy VR gear for all 200 members of the live audience, so they can experience the entire performance in virtual reality.

Chinese state media took another box-office victory lap on Monday, crowing that America’s current top film Dune cannot compete against the state-funded, state-pushed Korean War propaganda film The Battle at Lake Changjin at the Chinese box office.

The sci-fi -drama “Dune” — starring Timothee Chalament, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya and Jason Momoa — is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $40.1 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

According to box-office data compiled by a Chinese-owned tracking service, the Number One movie worldwide this week is The Battle at Lake Changjin, a three-hour-long epic about Chinese forces defeating American troops in the Korean War that was partly funded by the Chinese Communist government.

“Halloween Kills” may be available to watch at home, but the latest installment in the Michael Myers saga is making a killing at the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters. The David Gordon Green-directed horror scared up $50.4 million from 3,705 locations, according to studio estimates Sunday.

“No Time to Die,” the 25th entry in the iconic James Bond franchise, opened to a pathetic $56 million.

Sony Pictures’ Marvel sequel “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” blew away expectations to debut with $90.1 million in ticket sales, making it easily the best opening of the pandemic, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Disney blockbuster “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” featuring Marvel’s first leading Asian superhero, dominated the North American box office for its fourth weekend, taking in $13.2 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.

NEW YORK — “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is the top film at the box office for the third straight weekend, but the muted reception for Clint Eastwood’s “Cry Macho” suggests older moviegoers still aren’t as eager to return to theaters.

NEW YORK — “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” stayed on top at the box office, collecting $35.8 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

According to the media, every movie that flops is a victim of anything and everything but its own appeal or lack of appeal.  

After more than a decade of sucking up to China’s socialist Nazis and their slave state, the Chinese have just turned off the money spigot to Hollywood.

Sean Penn’s new movie, “Flag Day,” in which he stars (with his daughter) and directs, is now a bona fide flop.

Four new films with major stars from Hugh Jackman to Michael Keaton opened in North American movie theaters this weekend and only the one with animated puppies fared well. But it wasn’t enough to beat out Ryan Reynolds’ action-comedy “Free Guy,” which topped the charts for the second weekend running.

“Free Guy’s” box office triumph removes every excuse for “Suicide’s Squad’s” box office collapse.

James Gunn has just delivered one of the biggest box office disasters in history with “The Suicide Squad.”

Paramount just announced its big September family offering; the CGI’d blockbuster “Clifford the Big Red Dog” is indefinitely postponed.

Everything woke died at the box office this weekend, most especially LeBron James’ ‘Space Jam’ sequel.

After “Black Widows'” quick death, online movie pirates might be the very scourge that saves movie theaters from extinction.

LeBron James’ basketball-themed, live-action and cartoon hybrid, Space Jam: A New Legacy, is the No. 1 movie in North America this weekend, earning $32 million in receipts in its debut, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

LeBron James’ “Space Jam: A New Legacy” underperformed big-time with a projected $32 million opening in nearly 4,000 theaters.