Remakes pose a risk since, no matter how much the original triumphs, you never know the result that a new version may have. In the case of "The seven magnificents", It is undoubtedly being a success in the countries where it has already been released, reaching the top of the box office in Spain or the United States on the same weekend as its premiere.
Starring Denzel Washington, in Spain last weekend was placed in first position to overcome the million euro barrier collected. In the United States, obviously, it reached many more viewers and exceeded 30 million dollars, confirming itself as one of the best western premieres in the history of cinema in that country.
A very varied box office
In second place in the weekend box office in our country is "Bridget Jones' Baby", which after two weeks in theaters already close to 3 million euros. Third place on the podium goes to "The Man with a Thousand Faces", a Spanish thriller about Francisco Paesa, who was a secret agent of the Spanish government. His figures are very good: almost 650.000 euros.
The fourth position in the ranking is for "Elite Body", a Spanish comedy that after five weeks It is already close to 6 million euros. It is followed by "Do not breathe", a horror film that has been on the bill for four weeks in our country and has received a total that exceeds 3 million euros. The sixth place is for "Pets", which after two months is still in shape and has already more than 20 million euros. After her, "Florence Foster Jenkins", by Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant, which in its opening weekend has reached a quarter of a million.
The last positions of this top 10 of the Spanish box office last weekend are for "Robinson: A tropical adventure" (493.000 euros), "Captain Fantastic" (182.000 euros) and "Game of arms" (1,4 million of euros).