Suicide Squad Remains On Top Of The Homicidal Wanted List, Killing All Of Its Competitors To Dominate #1 Spot For A 3rd Consecutive Week On August 19-21 Box Office Weekend
Suicide Squad remains on top of the homicidal wanted list murdering all of its competitors to dominate for a 3rd consecutive weekend.
With the newcomers failing to leave much of an impact at the box office this weekend, the Worst. Heroes. Ever. emerged victorious once again.
Pulling off the three-peat Suicide Squad made $20.8 million in its third weekend. There isn’t much left to be said about the film’s commercial performance now, as it is clearly one of the few distinct hits of the summer. To date, David Ayer’s DC Extended Universe installment has grossed $262.4 million domestically and $572.6 million worldwide. Coming in second is Sausage Party with $15.4 million. The R-rated animated movie took a 55.3 percent hit during its second weekend, which is a decent, if unremarkable, hold. It’s raised its Stateside total to $65.4 million. If Sausage Party keeps it up, the sequel Seth Rogen wants to make should come into fruition shortly.
Opening in third is War Dogs , the dark comedy from Todd Phillips. The film was the beneficiary of solid reviews, and the word-of-mouth was good heading into the weekend. Despite the director’s history with the popular Hangover trilogy and recognizable leads in the form of Miles Teller and Jonah Hill, War Dogs didn’t have that much appeal with general audiences. Over its first three days, it made $14.6 million, which is in line with expectations but not anything to write home about. However, the production budget was just $40 million, and the movie has taken in $20.8 million globally, so Warner Bros. should make their money back when it’s all said and done.
The #4 film is Kubo and the Two Strings, which made $12.6 million during its opening weekend. The latest film from Laika was a critical darling and featured some big names in the voice cast (Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey), but that wasn’t enough to lead to a strong box office intake. Kubo more or less performed similarly to other works from the studio, which has never been much of a commercial draw for mainstream moviegoers. The film cost $60 million to produce, and it will most likely have to rely on the worldwide numbers to turn a profit.
Rounding out the top five is Pete’s Dragon, which made $11.3 million in its second weekend. The family film is now up to $42.9 million domestically.
Outside of The Top Five: Ben-Hur, the remake grossed $11.2 million in its opening weekend and is set to be the summer’s latest bomb. Ben-Hur was plagued by a slew of negative reviews, which certainly did not help make the case that it was worth seeing in theaters. For Paramount, this is a nightmare scenario, as the movie’s budget was $100 million (not including marketing costs).
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al to $38.7 million.
Suicide Squad 20.8 Mil
Sausage Party 15.4 Mil War Dogs 14.6 Mil Kubo and the Two Strings 12.6 Mil Petes Dragon 11.3 Mil |
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