Hollywood’s sequel slowdown continued this weekend, this time with “Star Trek Beyond” and “Ice Age: Collision Course” faring worse than their predecessors at the box office.
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Tied at number three were supernatural horror film Lights Out and Ghostbusters, with both taking $21.6m.
“Star Trek Beyond” is the third film in the rebooted franchise that kicked off with J.J. Abrams” “Star Trek.’ This latest film opened mn behind that 2009 release, but experts say the returns are still promising for Paramount.
Star Trek Beyond helped to open the 2016 Comic-Con event in San Diego, California on Wednesday night (20Jul16), when the film’s stars took a moment to remember late castmember Anton Yelchin, who portrayed Chekov, after he died in a freak auto accident last month (Jun16). Actor Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov, was killed in a freak auto accident last month. Lights Out exceeded all expectations, after costing studio Warner Bros just $5m to make.
Rounding out the top 10 were the animated comedy “Finding Dory” with $7.2 million; “The Legend Of Tarzan” with $6.4 million; “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” with $4.4 million; “Kabali” with $4.1 million, and “Hillary’s America” with $3.7 million.
Here are the rest of the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore: 1. “Star Trek Beyond”, $59.6 million; 2.
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Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary and Jennifer Lopez band together in “Ice Age: Collision Course”. “Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party”, $3.7 million.
