'The Invisible Man' tops North American box office in opening weekend

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Universal and Blumhouse's horror film "The Invisible Man" led ticket sales at the North American box office with a stellar 29 million U.S. dollars in its opening weekend.

The film also earned 20.2 million dollars this weekend in 47 international territories for a global debut of 49.2 million dollars through Sunday, according to studio figures collected by measurement firm Comscore.

The sci-fi horror hit is a contemporary adaptation of the novel of the same name by British writer H. G. Wells and a reboot of The Invisible Man film series.

Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss stars in the terrifying modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal's classic monster character.

Directed by Leigh Whannell, the film follows a woman who works to prove that she is being hunted by an invisible person after the suicide of her wealthy but abusive scientist boyfriend.

"The Invisible Man," which cost only a reported 7 million dollars to produce, has received positive remarks from the critics and moviegoers.

The film received a "B+" CinemaScore from audiences and holds an approval rating of 90 percent based on 231 reviews to date on review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. 

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