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 "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" generated $35 million from 4,395
locations in its sophomore frame, while Disney's "Christopher
Robin" opened at the lower end of forecasts with $25 million
from 3,602 screens.
The sixth installment of the Tom Cruise spy series remains No. 1
at the box office, pocketing $124 million in North America to
date. Overseas, it has amassed over $205 million. It opens in
China on Aug. 31.
"Christopher Robin," Disney's live-action adaptation based on
characters from Winnie the Pooh, picked up an additional $4.8
million internationally for a global start of $29.5 million. The
movie, which carries a $75 million production budget, has
garnered mixed reviews. As expected, families made up 60 percent
of audiences, while 56 percent of moviegoers were female.
"We believe this is a solid start for this film," Cathleen Taff,
Disney's head of theatrical distribution, said. "We think this
movie will have legs. We don't have a lot of family film
competition behind us." Ewan McGregor stars as the eponymous
Christopher Robin, while Jim Cummings returns to voice Winnie
the Pooh and Tigger, and Brad Garrett joins as Eeyore. Marc
Forster directed "Christopher Robin" from a screenplay by Alex
Ross Perry and Allison Schroeder.
Lionsgate's R-rated comedy "The Spy Who Dumped Me" -- starring
Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon -- debuted at No. 3 with $12.3
million on 3,111 locations. Susanna Fogel directed and co-wrote
with David Iserson. The cast includes Justin Theroux, Gillian
Anderson, Hasan Minhaj, and Sam Heughan.
Newcomer "The Darkest Minds" earned $5.7 million when it
launched on 3,127 screens. Fox's YA dystopian thriller is
battling a bleak 19 percent average on Rotten Tomatoes, though
audiences seem slightly more enthusiastic with a B CinemaScore.
Jennifer Yuh Nelson, who had a hand in "Kung Fu Panda" and
helmed its two sequels, made her live-action directorial debut.
Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore and Gwendoline Christie round out
the cast.
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The final wide release, Dinesh D'Souza's "Death of a Nation,"
made $2.3 million on 1,032 screens. The documentary, currently
has a 0 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, is the lowest wide
release to date for the right-wing conservative filmmaker.
D'Souza's last movie was "Hillary's America: The Secret History
of the Democratic Party," which made $13 million. His first,
"2016 Obama's America," topped out with $33 million.
Universal's "Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again" landed in fourth with $9
million for a domestic tally of $91 million. Sony's "The Equalizer
2" rounded out the top five, picking up $8.7 million. In three
weeks, the Denzel Washington-led sequel has earned $79 million.
Meanwhile, Disney's "Black Panther" reached a massive milestone. The
Marvel tentpole -- starring Chadwick Boseman and directed by Ryan
Coogler -- crossed $700 million at the domestic box office, one of
three films to hit that mark. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $1.3
billion.
"We're in awe at the power of this film since February," Taff said.
"It speaks to the incredible storytelling of Kevin Feige and
Marvel."
Elsewhere at the box office, Bo Burnham's "Eighth Grade" earned $2.8
million when it expanded nationwide. A24's coming-of-age comedy
starring Elsie Fisher began its limited run with the best-per-screen
average of the year and has since picked up $6.5 million.
Another A24 title, "Never Goin' Back," opened with $10,000 on just
two screens. The stoner comedy, which debuted at the Sundance Film
Festival, stars Mia Mitchell, Camila Morrone and "Saturday Night
Live's" Kyle Mooney.
Filmrise's "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" nabbed the highest
per-theater-average of the week. The romance drama, led by Chloe
Grace Moretz, took in $53,000 when it opened on two screens for a
solid average of $26,500.
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