Mowgli leads box office for 2nd consecutive week

Mowgli: this version of the Disney classic 1967 blend a human character with amazing special effects to tell the life of a boy raised by a pack

Los Angeles - "Mowgli: The Wolf Boy" reached first place in the American box office for the second week in a row, this time with revenues of $ 60.8 million, said on Monday the specialist website "Box Office Mojo".

This version of Disney's classic 1967, directed by Jon Favreau and based on the famous work of Rudyard Kipling, mixing a human character with amazing special effects to tell the life of Mowgli, a boy raised by a pack in India forest.

The only major debut this week, "The Hunter and the Ice Queen," with Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth in front, reached the second place with $ 20.1 million for this story that revolves around the world fashioned in 2012 by "Snow White and the hunter".

The work of rookie Cedric Nicolas-Troyan narrates the conflict between the sisters Ravenna (Theron) and Freya (Emily Blunt), two queens face each other in a dispute with the presence of Eric Hunter (Hemsworth) and his ally Sara (Jessica Chastain ).

The third position went to the comedy "A Hall of Noise 3" with Ice Cube, Common and Nicki Minaj, which totaled US $ 10.8 million.

The film picks up the story centers on a barber shop that began "A Barbershop" (2002) and had continued in "A hall noise 2: Barbeiragem full" (2004). On this occasion, the characters will unite to stop violence and promote a change in the neighborhood where they live.

In fourth place appears another Disney animation, "Zootopia - This City is the Bug," with $ 6.6 million. The film features a civilized animal kingdom, where prey and predators coexist despite inequalities.

Production has more than UUS $ 900 million in worldwide box office since its debut in March.


Finally, the comedy "The Chief" with Melissa McCarthy, raised $ 6.1 million and was in fifth place. The actress embodies a ruthless business woman who, after being arrested for influence peddling, trying to change his image, but realizes that not everyone is willing to forgive her.