Due to this being late, I'm keeping this post short.
Star Trek Beyond easily topped the box office, and came in as expected with $59.3 million, for a $15,000 per-venue average. That's not quite as strong as the previous two movies, which both topped $70 million in their debuts, but its a good hold in comparison to many other sequels this summer. Competition will be a factor with Jason Bourne around the corner, but strong reviews will help.
The Secret Life of Pets took second in its third weekend, and fended off more competition to a stronger hold, off 42% to $29.6 million. The latest smash from Illumination has accumulated $261 million in 17 days and could ultimately make its way to $350 million stateside. Third place went to the horror pic Lights Out, which rode strong reviews to a strong $21.7 million. Against just a $4.9 million budget, its another win in what has been a great year for horror pics. A $7,700 per-venue average is nothing to sneeze at.
Intense competition and scathing critical reception hurt Ice Age: Collision Course, which came well under expectations to just $21.4 million. Collision Course matched the debut of Turbo from 2013, another animated movie lost in the competition. But Collision Course is the 5th installment in a franchise that has worn out its welcome. Overseas is strong however, with $170 million so far.
The Ghostbusters remake fell 54% in its second weekend to $21 million, for a decent $86.3 million gross in 10 days. The all-female comedy will face strong competition from Bad Moms next weekend. Finding Dory showed surprising stability in the face of another animated newcomer, off just 36% to $7.2 million, for a huge $460.2 million gross in six weeks of release. If it continues to play similar to Inside Out, it will fall just shy of $500 million domestic. But Disney won't be complaining if it misses that mark.
The Legend of Tarzan continues to show decent stability for a movie of its type, off just 43% in its fourth weekend to $6.6 million, for a decent, though unspectacular $116 million in 24 days. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates was also off 43% in its third frame, as the R-rated comedy pulled in $4.4 million, for an OK $40.3 million gross in 17 days (against a $33 million budget, but that doesn't include advertising).
Dinesh D'Souza returned this weekend with Hillary's America, which earned a solid $4 million in ninth place from 1,217 locations ($3,258 per-venue average). The political documentary should make some money for distributor Lionsgate. Rounding out the Top 10 was the Bryan Cranston flick The Infiltrator, which held decently, off 37% to $3.3 million, for a still mediocre $12.3 million pick-up in 12 days, and will struggle to reach $20 million.
