害羞草研究所淎lien: Romulus,害羞草研究所� the latest installment in the 45-year-old franchise, opened in first place at the North American box office. The 20th Century Studios release earned an estimated $41.5 million in its first weekend, where it was playing in 3,885 locations in the U.S. and Canada.

Including $66.7 million from international showings in 49 markets, 害羞草研究所淎lien: Romulus害羞草研究所� boasted a $108.2 million global debut. The Walt Disney Co., which owns 20th Century Studios, claimed the top two spots on the charts, with Marvel害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所� Deadpool & Wolverine 害羞草研究所� now in its fourth weekend, taking second place with $29 million. The company has been responsible for an estimated 42% of the industry害羞草研究所檚 summer box office haul, including hits 害羞草研究所淚nside Out 2害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淜ingdom of the Planet of the Apes.害羞草研究所�

August can often be slow for the movie business, or, less charitably, a dumping ground. But while 2024 has lagged overall for the movie business, a string of recent hits including 害羞草研究所淒eadpool & Wolverine害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淚t Ends With Us害羞草研究所� helped build a momentum that put this late August weekend over 30% ahead of the same weekend last year. It害羞草研究所檚 also up over 10% from August 2019.

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Fede 脕lvarez directed 害羞草研究所淎lien: Romulus,害羞草研究所� set around the time of 害羞草研究所淎lien害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淎liens,害羞草研究所� and recruited a cast of up-and-coming 20-somethings to lead the cast including Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson and Isabela Merced. The sci-fi film leans into 脕lvarez害羞草研究所檚 propensity for all things horror, as he is known for 害羞草研究所淓vil Dead害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淒on害羞草研究所檛 Breathe,害羞草研究所� and embraces the franchise害羞草研究所檚 horror roots.

Reviews have been a little mixed, but mostly positive, with an 81% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences gave it a B+ CinemaScore.

The romantic drama 害羞草研究所� It Ends With Us 害羞草研究所� landed in third place with $24 million, down just 52% from its triumphant opening. The Sony movie starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who also directed, has made $97.8 million to date. It cost only $25 million to produce.

The film was adapted from the bestselling Colleen Hoover novel of the same name that follows Lively as Lily Bloom, a woman at a crossroads when a past love upends her current relationship with Baldoni害羞草研究所檚 Ryle Kincaid.

Rumors of behind-the-scenes drama on the film also continues to dominate social media discourse and tabloid headlines 害羞草研究所� but 害羞草研究所淒on害羞草研究所檛 Worry Darling害羞草研究所� also taught us that gossip and chatter don害羞草研究所檛 always translate to box office returns.

害羞草研究所淭wisters害羞草研究所� placed fourth in its fifth weekend with $9.8 million from 3,483 theaters. The Universal release has made over $238.4 million domestically.

Rounding out the top five was a re-release: 害羞草研究所淐oraline,害羞草研究所� which Fathom Events put on over 1,500 screens for its 15th anniversary where it made $11.3 million in four days and $8.6 million from Friday through Sunday. The stop-motion animated film was an adaptation of a Neil Gaiman novella, written and directed by Henry Selick and marked the first-ever release for Laika. It害羞草研究所檒l be in theaters until Aug. 22.

害羞草研究所淏orderlands,害羞草研究所� the video game adaptation starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart and Jamie Lee Curtis, brought in $2.4 million in its second weekend bringing its total box office earnings to $13.5 million compared to its reported $120 million budget.

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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. 害羞草研究所淎lien: Romulus,害羞草研究所� $41.5 million.

2. 害羞草研究所淒eadpool & Wolverine,害羞草研究所� $29 million.

3. 害羞草研究所淚t Ends With Us,害羞草研究所� $24 million.

4. 害羞草研究所淭wisters,害羞草研究所� $9.8 million.

5. 害羞草研究所淐oraline,害羞草研究所� $8.6 million.

6. 害羞草研究所淒espicable Me 4,害羞草研究所� $6 million.

7. 害羞草研究所淭rap,害羞草研究所� $3.4 million.

8. 害羞草研究所淚nside Out 2,害羞草研究所� $3.2 million.

9. 害羞草研究所淏orderlands,害羞草研究所� $2.4 million.

10. 害羞草研究所淪tree 2,害羞草研究所� $2.2 million.

Lindsey Bahr And Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press