LOS ANGELES, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures' monster film "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" maintained its reign at the North American box office with an estimated three-day cume of 31.7 million U.S. dollars during its second weekend of release, data from the measurement firm Comscore showed on Sunday.
The film, a sequel to 2021's "Godzilla vs. Kong," and the fifth entry in the MonsterVerse franchise, has grossed 135 million dollars in North America through Sunday, and its global running cume to date is 361 million dollars.
Directed by Adam Wingard, the film stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, and Chinese-American actress Fala Chen.
Universal's action thriller film "Monkey Man" opened in second place to a weekend debut of 10.1 million dollars.
Rounding out the top three, Sony Pictures' supernatural comedy film "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" earned 9 million dollars on its third weekend for a North American total of 88.8 million dollars. ■