Without him, the sequel doesnt appear likely to match the $817.4 million global haul of the original.
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For its part, Fox generated a surprise smash with “Deadpool” taking in $363 million domestically and solid returns from “X-Men: Apocalypse” – which brought in $2.5 million in its sixth weekend to lift its domestic total to $151 million. An opening that small would be a disaster for Warners as the film reportedly cost the studio and its financing partners around $180 million before marketing costs.
With the lucrative July 4th holiday weekend coming up, theaters were jammed with almost every genre.
Finding Dory just keeps swimming as it makes it two weeks at the top of the U.S. box office. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at US and Canadian theaters, according to comScore.
Those kinds of figures don’t leave a lot of room for other tentpoles and Indepdence Day Resurgence had to make do with some pretty meagre seconds.
Dwayne Johnson was equipped with some of Batman’s shark repellent as Central Intelligence staved off Blake Lively and The Shallows. Free State of Jones is being hurt by poor reviews, but audiences liked it giving it an A-.
The Matthew McConaughey lead historical epic directed by Gary Ross rounds out the top 5 with a small $7.7 Million. The original took in $306.2 million overall at home.
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows“, $2.4 million ($3.6 million international).
In North America, the collection is already up to an wonderful 287 million dollars just 10 days of release, posting a strong hold of -46% this weekend and holding the no. 1 spot.
Fighter pilots Dylan Hiller (Jessie Usher, left) and Jake Morrison (Liam Hemsworth) react to a superior in “Independence Day: Resurgence“.
“Now You See Me 2”, $50.9 million.
“The Conjuring 2“, $21 million. “There was good news for one of the newcomers as Sony’s “The Shallows” benefited from great reviews and social media buzz to creep up silently like a shark and surprised everyone with its performance”.
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“The Secret Life of Pets“, $15.2 million. Given that Resurgence pulled in $41.6 million, it missed projections by about 20 percent.
