‘Aquaman’ stays top in first North American session of 2019

The top 12 films combine for $122.7m.Warner Bros’ global smash is approaching the $1bn mark and stayed top in North America as an estimated $30.7m sent the running total to $259.7m after three weekends.Escape Room, the first wide release of 2019, opened well in second place for Sony $18m in 2,717 theatres.

The horror thriller about a murderous team-building event reportedly cost $9m to produce, although marketing costs have not been disclosed.Disney’s Golden Globe contender Mary Poppins Returns dropped one place to number three and stands at $138.7m after three weekends, while Sony’s Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, another Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominee,

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