The Investor SA

4 March, 2015

Martin Barwise

 

-Will Smith's crime caper Focus debuts no.1 on the North-American box office, knocking down Fifty Shades of Grey to fourth place-

 

There's no question to Will Smith's ability to attract audiences to the cinema,as his new movie, Focus, reached top spot at the box office this month, earning an estimated $19.1m. (R224.6 m.) in its debut weekend...

 

Focus  knocked  down Fifty Shades of Grey into fourth place, earning $10.9 m. (R128.18 m.) after

spending 2 weeks at no.1. Colin Firth's spy thriller Kingsman: The Secret Service, came in second

place  after  earning $11.8 m. (R138.7 m.)  that  same  weekend, just  ahead  of   the  Spongebob

Movie: a Sponge Out Of Water, whom earned $11.2 m. (R131.7 m.) in  its  fourth week of release.

The horror film: The Lazarus Effect, made the second highest entry, earning them  fifth  place  on

the overall top five with $10.6 m. (R124.7 m.)

 

Focus  is  Will Smith's first major role since the 2013 science fiction movie After Earth, which stars

Will Smith  alongside  his  teenage  son  Jaden. Focus  sees Will Smith starring as a conman who

introduces his young lover to the trick of the  trade  before  breaking  off  their  relationship. Three

years later, they meet again in Argetina where they are both trying to scam the same billionaire.