reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, giving a needed surge to an in theaters.
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fell to No. 2 with a $13.7 million weekend and a two-week total of $49.7 million for Universal Pictures.
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Mark Kennedy of The Associated Press called it
The shot in the arm is welcome for the movie business, but there is little certainty in the forthcoming summer.
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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. 香蕉视频直播淜ingdom of the Planet of the Apes,香蕉视频直播 $56.5 million.
2. 香蕉视频直播淭he Fall Guy,香蕉视频直播 $13.7 million.
3. 香蕉视频直播淐hallengers,香蕉视频直播 $4.7 million.
4. 香蕉视频直播淭arot,香蕉视频直播 $3.45 million.
5. 香蕉视频直播淕odzilla x Kong: The New Empire,香蕉视频直播 $2.5 million.
6. 香蕉视频直播淯nsung Hero,香蕉视频直播 $ 2.25 million.
7. 香蕉视频直播淜ung Fu Panda 4,香蕉视频直播 $2 million.
8. 香蕉视频直播淐ivil War,香蕉视频直播 $1.8 million.
9. 香蕉视频直播淪tar Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace,香蕉视频直播 $1.5 million.
10. 香蕉视频直播淎bigail,香蕉视频直播 $1.1 million.
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