In first place, its' no surprise. Spider-Man: Far From Home easily remained on top, with not a great hold, but not a terrible one either. The sequel was off 51% to $45.3 million, which isn't exactly an apples-to-apples comparison since the movie opened on a Tuesday. The sequel has pulled in a strong $274.5 million in 13 days. In comparison, Homecoming fell 61% in its sophomore frame. Overseas, the film continues to explode, with the international gross already at $570 million and counting. At $850 million worldwide in two weeks, its' already within spitting distance of passing Homecoming's $880 million worldwide gross and Spider-Man 3's $890 million worldwide gross for franchise bragging rights. At this point, its' pretty likely this will be the first Spidey film to earn over $1 billion worldwide. Once again, the power of the MCU is pretty outstanding at this point with it's overall potential maybe not quite at its peak yet.Toy Story 4 easily remained in second place, and held on well in its fourth frame. The animated fourquel (I'll have a review up in the next couple days) was off 39% to $20.7 million, for a strong $346.4 million pick-up in 17 days. In comparison, Toy Story 3 was off 31% to $21 million in its fourth frame. As of now, this installment is running $7 million ahead, and that gap could close with The Lion King opening Friday. However, there's a strong chance this one will end up ahead of $400 million stateside.
The weekend's two new releases followed, but maybe not in the order I expected. Instead, Paramount's horror thriller Crawl wound up in third place with a decent $12 million (mild $3,785 per-venue average). While not something worth really screaming about, it is in line with previous shark-related hit 47 Meters Down ($11.2 million). With a light budget of $13.5 million, Crawl should benefit from a lack of real competition for its' genre coming up. Its' also worth noting that the CinemaScore was above average for the horror genre as well ("B"), while also receiving surprisingly good reviews from critics.
Disney's inheritance of the Fox catalog does have its' stinkers. And R-rated comedy Stuber is definitely one of those stinkers. The Dave Bautista-Kumail Nanjiani flick opened below expectations and pulled in only $8 million in fourth place (weak $2,637 per-venue average). While the marketing and concept seemed fresh and interesting, mainstream audiences just didn't seem to really be interested. Those that came out gave it a "B" CinemaScore. While there's little in terms of comedy competition coming up, I have a feeling this will probably get lost in the midst of more appealing options.
Proving to be a leggy hit, Yesterday was off just 33% in its third weekend to $6.8 million. The Beatles-inspired musical has earned a solid $48.3 million in 17 days, and could be on its way to around $70 million stateside. If only the overseas numbers were stronger (its at a much lighter $32 million so far). Also continuing to show its' legs, the Aladdin remake was off just 22% in its eighth weekend to $5.9 million. With a strong $331.5 million in 56 days, its also earned $960 million worldwide so far. Lion King will steal screens, but it's looking more and more like this will have enough momentum left to reach that magical $1 billion milestone.
Surprisingly holding well in the face of Crawl, Annabelle Comes Home was off 41% in its third weekend to $5.6 million. Through 19 days of release, the latest Conjuring flick has earned a decent $60.8 million, in what will likely be a $70 million finish. It's also earned a solid $115 million overseas. Meanwhile, the more critically-liked Midsommar was off 46% to $3.6 million. The indie horror has earned $18.4 million in 10 days, and will likely close at around $25 million. While not a great number, it should still turn a small profit considering the $10 million budget.
Secret Life of Pets 2 continued to hold solidly, off 34% to $3.1 million. The animated sequel is at $147.1 million in six weeks of release. That looks good against an $80 million budget, but it's nowhere near the level that Illumination gets from their films usually (Universal has also already announced a late-August Blu-ray release date). It's at $300 million worldwide. However, Pets is certainly in better shape than Men in Black: International, which rounds out the Top 10 with a 41% dip to $2.2 million. The failed reboot is at a weak $76.5 million in one month of release, though it does save some face with $160 million overseas.
And that's about it. Stay tuned later this week for reviews of Men in Black: International and Toy Story 4. Predictions post also coming Thursday. :)
