“Morbius” may not have conquered the specialized critics, but it had the support of the public. The new movie from Sony Pictures in partnership with Marvel opened directly at the top of the North American box office, taking in $ 39.1 million during the weekend.

The long starring Jared Leto beat “Cidade Perdida”, which was the leader of the ranking last week and raised US$ 14 million this week. The third position went to “Batman”, the new DC movie, with US$ 10.8 million.

The Marvel character was created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane in issue 101 of “The Amazing Spider-Man” in 1971. Dr. Michael Morbius (Leto) was a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who was trying to find a cure for a blood disorder and ends up turning into a vampire during one of his experiments. in the comics, morbius appears as the villain and antagonist of the Spider man.

In addition to Letothe actors Matt Smith (“The Crown”), Adria Arjona (“Pacific Rim: Uprising”) and Tyrese Gibson (“Fast and Furious”) round out the cast. The film is directed by Daniel Espinosa (“Protecting the Enemy”) from the script of Burk Sharpless (“Lost in Space”) and Matt Sazama (“Dracula: The Untold Story”).

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