That swamped “Independence Day: Resurgence” – which took in $41.6 million.
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The film, however, manages to top the global charts with $102.1 million in 57 markets.
Finding Dory topped Independence Day: Resurgence taking in $73.2 million in its second weekend. Overall, the movie has made $286.6 million in North America and $397 million globally.
Last week, Finding Dory not only managed to out-draw Finding Nemo in its first week at the domestic box office, but to break the all-time record for the biggest opening by an animated movie. “Resurgence” took in $102 million from 57 markets in a day-and-date rollout for much of the world. The Shallows is coming in with $16.7 million, which almost matches its budget, causing the shark vs. surfer thriller to land in fourth place behind Central Intelligence, which made $18.4 million in its second weekend for a combined box office of a little over $69 million. If Finding Dory ousts Batman V Superman from the top spot before something else creeps in, Disney could potentially have a financial stake in all five of the year’s top films.
The Civil War drama “Free State of Jones” had a dismal opening.
“Finding Dory”, the sequel to 2003’s “Finding Nemo”, is already the sixth-highest domestic grosser of 2016 after ten days with $285.6 million – less than $100 million short of the final total for “Nemo”. The film cost $50 million to make, though STX is on the hook for only a percentage of that. “Resurgence”, however, took in $102 million overseas, where it ironically, for a movie named after the United States’ declaration of independence is doing better business.
Among other new films, Sony Corp.’s “The Shallows” opened with $16.7 million to place fourth.
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Outside the top 10, Nicolas Winding Refn’s Cannes thriller The Neon Demon flopped hard with an estimated $606,594 from 783 screens, with a location average of $774.
