Dropping to second place was “The Secret Life of Pets”, adding an estimated $29.3 million in its third week.
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Doing very well this weekend, especially with a brisk 90 minute running time, is the PG-13 horror film Lights Out. The fact that this series continues to see diminishing returns at the domestic box office has to be worrisome to Paramount, especially considering that the franchise runs an increasing risk of being overshadowed by Disney’s Star Wars.
In this image provided by Paramount Pictures, Sofia Boutella, left, plays Jaylah and Simon Pegg plays Scotty in Star Trek Beyond. Ghostbusters saw a 50 percent drop in third place with $21.6 million.
The film, celebrating the 50 anniversary of Star Trek, brought in $59.6 million, which is nearly exactly what everyone seemed to think the movie would make in its opening weekend.
“The Secret Life of Pets” and “Ghostbusters” bested – or tied – the weekend’s other new releases. “Star Trek Beyond” was directed by Justin Lin, who took over the reins from J.J. Abrams. And it’s nothing compared to Ice Age: Collision Course, which fell off a cliff in its USA debut with $21 million from 3,392 theaters – 55 percent behind the 2012 launch of Ice Age: Continental Drift ($46.6 million) and the worst showing for a studio animated tentpole in a decade. The actor Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov, was killed in a freak auto accident last month. Paramount also reported that about 14 percent of the motion picture’s opening weekend gross was made from approximately 387 IMAX locations for the global IMAX haul of $11.6 million.
The Film Arcade’s “Don’t Think Twice” bowed to $90,126 in a single location, representing the year’s highest per-screen average.
Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party, a documentary about presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, debuted at number nine after taking $3.7m (£2.8m).
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at US and Canadian theaters, according to comScore.
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