‘Dunkirk,’ ‘Girls Trip’ chart strong debuts at box office
The news was good for two of the three box-office newcomers this past weekend.
Christopher Nolan’s
World War II epic “Dunkirk” topped the charts with $50.5 million, while the buddy comedy “Girls Trip” earned $31.2 million to take second place. Both well-reviewed films toppled modest expectations.
But things were not so bright for Luc Besson’s “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.” The costly sci-fi spectacle pulled in $17 million for a fifth-place start behind holdovers “Spider-man: Homecoming,” which drew $22.2 million, and “War for the Planet of the Apes,” which earned $20.9 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by comscore:
1. “Dunkirk,” Warner Bros.,
$50,513,488, 3,720 locations, $13,579 average, $50,513,488, one week.
2. “Girls Trip,” Universal, $31,201,920, 2,591 locations, $12,042 average, $31,201,920, one week.
3. “Spider-man: Homecoming,” Sony, $22,150,085, 4,130 locations, $5,363 average, $251,851,666, three weeks.
4. “War for the Planet of the Apes,” 20th Century Fox, $20,884,223, 4,100 locations, $5,094 average, $98,235,137, two weeks.
5. “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” STX Entertainment, $17,007,624, 3,553 locations, $4,787 average, $17,007,624, one week.
6. “Despicable Me 3,” Universal, $13,012,050, 3,525 locations, $3,691 average, $213,620,275, four weeks.
7. “Baby Driver,” Sony, $6,070,912, 2,503 locations, $2,425 average, $84,304,851, four weeks.
8. “The Big Sick,” Lionsgate, $5,008,143, 2,597 locations, $1,928 average, $24,547,521, five weeks.
9. “Wonder Woman,” Warner Bros., $4,608,028, 1,971 locations, $2,338 average, $389,011,307, eight weeks.
10. “Wish Upon,” Broad
Green Pictures, $2,475,013, 2,154 locations, $1,149 average, $10,519,278, two weeks.
11. “Cars 3,” Disney, $1,918,697, 1,294 locations, $1,483 average, $144,013,262, six weeks.
12. “Transformers: The
Last Knight,” Paramount, $1,169,678, 1,025 locations, $1,141 average, $127,606,483, 5 Weeks.
13. “Fidaa,” Bluesky Cinemas, $955,455, 130 locations,
$7,350 average, $955,455, one week.
14. “De Pere en Flic 2,” Entertainment One Films, $570,740, 92 locations, $6,204 average, $2,429,031, two weeks.
15. “Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie,” 20th Century Fox, $461,114, 291 locations, $1,585 average, $71,865,351, eight weeks.
16. “47 Meters Down,” Entertainment Studios
Motion Pictures, $447,820, 449 locations, $997 average, $42,272,276, six weeks.
17. “The House,” Warner Bros., $430,021, 453 locations, $949 average, $24,456,269, four weeks.
18. “Maudie,” Sony Pictures Classics, $391,064, 233 locations, $1,678 average, $4,065,731, six weeks.
19. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” Disney, $364,450, 268 locations, $1,360 average, $387,259,952, 12 weeks.
20. “The Beguiled,” Focus Features, $257,555, 331 locations, $778 average, $10,160,989, five weeks.