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 "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" topped the domestic box
office charts with $44 million from 4,267 locations, while
Dwayne Johnson's "Skyscraper" washed up with a paltry $25.5 from
3,782 theaters.
Sony's animated family feature picked up $46.4 million overseas
this weekend for a global start of $100 million, including
Amazon Prime showings. The third installment of the franchise --
featuring the voices of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy
Samberg, and Kathryn Hahn -- carried an $80 million production
budget.
"We're thrilled," Sony's president of worldwide distribution
Josh Greenstein said. "We took the No. 1 slot this weekend with
a tremendous amount of competition."
As the first film in the series debuting during summer (its
predecessors opened in September), Greenstein said the studio
hopes "Hotel Transylvania 3" will benefit in coming weeks from
kids being out of school.
The opening for "Hotel Transylvania 3" represents the
second-best for the franchise. The first film, 2012's "Hotel
Transylvania," bowed with $42 million, while the sequel started
with $48 million.
"Skyscraper's" debut wasn't enough to secure the No. 2 slot,
which went to the second weekend of Marvel's "Ant-Man and the
Wasp" with $29.5 million from 4,206 locations. The superhero
sequel picked up another $35.3 million internationally, taking
its global total to $284 million. Domestically, the Paul Rudd
and Evangeline Lilly-led tentpole earned $133 million, while
overseas it has made $151 million.
Universal and Legendary's "Skyscraper" checked in third place,
coming in way under projections. With $25 million, "Skyscraper"
represents the lowest opening for a Johnson-starrer in recent
years. The studio is banking on his massive international
following to justify the film's pricey $125 million budget. It
bows in China, where the action film is set, next weekend.
Universal's head of domestic distribution Jim Orr emphasized
"Skyscraper's" reliance on overseas markets.
"The domestic results are part of a broader global play," Orr
said. "I think we're going to have a great run. It's not all
about opening weekend."
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"Incredibles 2" landed in fourth place with $16 million in its fifth
weekend, while "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" rounded out the top
five with $15.5 million in its fourth frame. However, that order
could fluctuate when final numbers are tallied on Monday.
Disney-Pixar's "Incredibles 2" is now the ninth-highest domestic
release of all time with $535.8 million. The animated family film
has amassed $856.9 million worldwide, including $321 million from
overseas markets.
At the specialty box office, A24's "Eighth Grade" generated the best
per-screen-average of the year with $63,071. Bo Burnham wrote and
directed the critically lauded feature, which made $255,000 when it
opened on four screens. The coming-of-age film stars Elsie Fisher
navigating her last week of middle school.
Meanwhile, Annapurna's "Sorry to Bother You" nabbed seventh place at
the domestic box office. Boots Riley's satirical comedy pocketed
$4.3 million when it expanded to 805 theaters. In total, it has
earned $5.3 million.
Gus Van Sant's "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot" premiered in
four theaters with $83,120. Joaquin Phoenix stars in the Amazon
Studios comedy, which earned $20,780 per theater.
The summer of theatrical documentaries is still in full swing, as
"Won't You Be My Neighbor" earned $1.8 million in its sixth weekend.
Morgan Neville's film centering on Mister Rogers has grossed $15.8
million, making it the highest grossing documentary of the year, as
well as the 16th-highest earning of all time.
Roadside Attractions and Miramax's "Whitney" pulled in another
$535,385 from 208 screens. The Whitney Houston documentary has made
$2.6 million to date.
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