Paramount's frightening A Quiet Place: Part II returned to first place in North American theaters this weekend, as the much-ballyhooed film version of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical In the Heights fell short of expectations, industry analysts said Sunday.
Quiet Place, directed by John Krasinski and starring his wife Emily Blunt, took in an estimated $11.6 million for the three-day weekend as Hollywood continued to edge back toward normality, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.
While that take was well below pre-pandemic levels for a box office topper, Quiet, in its third week, nonetheless became the first post-Covid film to top the $100 million mark domestically.
Warner Bros.' energetic feel-good musical In the Heights — Jon M. Chu's cinematic adaptation of the musical by Hamilton creator Miranda — took in $11.4 million.
Another new release, Sony's family-friendly Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, placed third at $10.4 million. A mixed live-action/animation, it features the voice of James Corden in the title role.
In fourth spot was last weekend's box office leader The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, at $10 million. This latest chapter in the Warner Bros. horror franchise again features Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as paranormal investigators pitted against demonic nastiness.
And in fifth spot was Disney's family-friendly Cruella, at $6.7 million. The live-action film stars Emma Stone as the puppy-hating title villain.
