91裸聊视频淎lien: Romulus,91裸聊视频� 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, 91裸聊视频淎lien: Romulus91裸聊视频� 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 Marvel91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频� Deadpool & Wolverine 91裸聊视频� now in its fourth weekend, taking second place with $29 million. The company has been responsible for an estimated 42% of the industry91裸聊视频檚 summer box office haul, including hits 91裸聊视频淚nside Out 291裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淜ingdom of the Planet of the Apes.91裸聊视频�

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 91裸聊视频淒eadpool & Wolverine91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淚t Ends With Us91裸聊视频� helped build a momentum that put this late August weekend over 30% ahead of the same weekend last year. It91裸聊视频檚 also up over 10% from August 2019.

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Fede 脕lvarez directed 91裸聊视频淎lien: Romulus,91裸聊视频� set around the time of 91裸聊视频淎lien91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淎liens,91裸聊视频� 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lvarez91裸聊视频檚 propensity for all things horror, as he is known for 91裸聊视频淓vil Dead91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淒on91裸聊视频檛 Breathe,91裸聊视频� and embraces the franchise91裸聊视频檚 horror roots.

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

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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 Baldoni91裸聊视频檚 Ryle Kincaid.

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91裸聊视频淭wisters91裸聊视频� 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: 91裸聊视频淐oraline,91裸聊视频� 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. It91裸聊视频檒l be in theaters until Aug. 22.

91裸聊视频淏orderlands,91裸聊视频� 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. 91裸聊视频淎lien: Romulus,91裸聊视频� $41.5 million.

2. 91裸聊视频淒eadpool & Wolverine,91裸聊视频� $29 million.

3. 91裸聊视频淚t Ends With Us,91裸聊视频� $24 million.

4. 91裸聊视频淭wisters,91裸聊视频� $9.8 million.

5. 91裸聊视频淐oraline,91裸聊视频� $8.6 million.

6. 91裸聊视频淒espicable Me 4,91裸聊视频� $6 million.

7. 91裸聊视频淭rap,91裸聊视频� $3.4 million.

8. 91裸聊视频淚nside Out 2,91裸聊视频� $3.2 million.

9. 91裸聊视频淏orderlands,91裸聊视频� $2.4 million.

10. 91裸聊视频淪tree 2,91裸聊视频� $2.2 million.

Lindsey Bahr And Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press