Raya and the Last Dragon Dominates Blocked Box Office With $ 8.6 Million Opening

Raya and the Last Dragon topped all other national releases as the pandemic continues to have an adverse impact on the box office.

Walt Disney Pictures gave a national theatrical release for an animated title for the first time in a year this weekend in the form of Raya and the last dragon, which took first place at the box office.

According to Variety, Raya and the last dragon open at $ 8.6 million. Is all Stripe the fifth-largest national opening weekend for a movie since the pandemic began. However, its premiere was below the first weekends of other family films released during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), such as The Croods: a new era ($ 9.7 million) and Tom and Jerry ($ 14.1 million).

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This lower debut is potentially attributable to a number of factors, including Disney’s decision to debut simultaneously. Stripe on Disney + as a Premier Access video-on-demand title. There is also the fact that StripeThe theater count was affected by his inability to play a number of high-profile theater chains like Cinemark, as well as the film debuting so closely after another family movie. Tom and Jerry.

Directed by Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada from a script by Adele Lim and Qui Nguyen, Raya and the last dragon stars Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Sandra Oh, Benedict Wong, Izaac Wang, Thalia Tran, Alan Tudyk, Lucille Soong, Patti Harrison, and Ross Butler. The film is now showing in theaters and on Disney + Premier Access.

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Source: Variety

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