A Quiet Place Part II becomes biggest pandemic-era US box office hit

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The delayed sequel to the thriller A Quiet Place has become the biggest hit at North American box offices since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A Quiet Place Part II made an estimated $48m (£34m) between Friday and Sunday.

That exceeded predictions and was not far off the $55m that the film had originally been projected to earn in March 2020, according to Variety.

“You can almost hear the collective sigh of relief from studio executives across