‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ leads US box office and ‘Titanic’ reclaims historic third place

While the Super Bowl reigns at home, Valentine’s Day is the protagonist on the big screen of a weak weekend for the US box office. ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ conquers the first position while ‘Titanic’ reconfirms its historic third place in a few days traditionally dedicated to the aforementioned sporting event. This football event is seen as a national holiday, so its celebration has left the cinema halls quite empty. Of course, moviegoers who have opted for this plan when it comes to enjoying their free time have been clear: the more dramatic or daring romance is best for Valentine’s Day.

AS the closing of the “Magic Mike” trilogy.with Steven Soderbergh retaking the lead after leaving Gregory Jacobs at the helm of ‘Magic Mike XXL’, htopped the North American box office, earning a whopping $8.2 million despite having only 1,500 theaters. According to figures compiled by Variety, this opening falls far short of those of its predecessors, with ‘Magic Mike’ pulling in 39 million in its first weekend and the sequel managing to pull in 12.8 million. We must also take into account, as the aforementioned North American medium points out, that these films had twice as many screens and were different times.

What doesn’t seem to change is the attraction of Channing Tatum as the king of romance. This actor, who played Sandra Bullock’s love interest in “The Lost City” last year, Actress over ten years his senior returns to court in ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’, a film starring Salma Hayek. Also marks this return to theaters as the star of a film released the weekend before Valentine’s Day This is the third time Tatum has topped the box office with a film of this genre. She already achieved it in 2012 with ‘All the Days of My Life’, in which she shared the lead role with Rachel McAdams, and in 2010 with Dear John, with Amanda Seyfried.

As for the blockbuster that continues to be ‘Avatar: The Sense of Water’, this sequel had already managed to take the third place in the international ranking of the highest grossing films in history, but the joy only lasted a week. The re-release of ‘Titanic’ in theaters to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their love story, one of the most epic of the big screen, has lifted James Cameron’s latest blockbuster to fourth place. 6.4 million dollars has amassed the film with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet from the hand of 2,464 theaterswhich is not bad considering that it is a replica that is also available on platforms.

No date in Spain

The fact that ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ didn’t have a release date in Spain was already striking, but after the success at home, the disinterest of distributors in our country is enough to leave us perplexed. It is true that the critics do not accompany it, but as its American box office has shown, the public is welcoming it quite well. Despite this, it is not expected in theaters, nor at home (at least for now). so the culmination of Mike’s career as a stripper, a big show in a London theater, is waiting for a place in Spain.

Tatum and Hayek team up in this film designed to revive audiences “asleep” and unable to connect, hand in hand with “a wave of passion never felt before”according to its trailer; and though Tatum himself has opted out of including some familiar faces, his cast is newwith Harry Carter, Joel Ekperigin, Theophilus O. Bailey or Manny Tsakanika, among its stars, dancers who are currently part of the “London Magic Mike Live show”.