Sharjah24 – AFP: "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" again ruled the North American box office this weekend, while two new high-budget releases had "weak" openings, analysts said.

Disney and Marvel's "Wakanda" took in an estimated $45.9 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period, or $64 million for the full Thanksgiving weekend starting Wednesday, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

In second place was Disney's computer-animated sci-fi movie "Strange World," at $11.9 million for three days and $18.6 million for five days. Variety.com called that a "catastrophic" result for a film with a $180 million budget.

And in third was another new release, Sony's "Devotion," which took in $6 million for three days ($9 million for five). David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research called that "a weak opening for a war action movie." The story about the friendship of two US fighter pilots during the Korean War had a $90 million budget.

Fourth place went to Searchlight's horror-comedy "The Menu," at $5.2 million ($7.3 million). Ralph Fiennes plays a celebrity chef with some dark surprises on the menu.

And in fifth was superhero film "Black Adam" from Warner Bros., which took in $3.4 million ($4.7 million). Dwayne Johnson stars.

Rounding out the top 10 were:

"The Fabelmans" ($2.22 million for three days; $3 million for five)

"Bones and All" ($2.20 million; $3.6 million)

"Ticket to Paradise" ($1.9 million; $2.6 million)

"The Chosen Season 3: Episodes 1&2" ($1.5 million; $2.1 million)

"She Said" ($1.1 million; $1.5 million)