INSIDE OUT 2 continues to turn it up, bringing-in a stellar $90 million in its second weekend out for Disney. This number is a record for best second week ever for an Animated Feature, taking it to $345 million already, domestically.
BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE continues to performing fantastically, taking $18 million in its third weekend for Sony Pictures, a tally of $146 million over three weekends.
Third goes to a debuting THE BIKERIDERS with $9.5 million from 2,665 theatres for Focus Features/Universal Pictures. This Jeff Nichols film starring Austin Butler and Jodie Comer, gets 82% on the Tomatometer.
In fourth is THE GARFIELD MOVIE with $4 million, taking it to $85 million over five weekends for Sony Pictures.
Rounding things off is THE KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES with $3.7 million, a total domestic run of $165 million for 20th Century Studios.
INSIDE OUT 2 turns its competition upside down with a smashing opening of $155 million from 4,440 theatres for Disney. This makes it the second highest opening for an Animated Feature behind the studio’s Incredibles 2 which debuted with $182.6 million. This bests its predecessor from 2015, which opened with $90 million. Critics also agree this is sensational, giving it 92% on the Tomatometer.
Second is BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE with a great second weekend of $28 million from 3,885 theatres for Sony Pictures. This brings it to $107 million domestically.
Third up is KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES with $4.5 million for 20th Century Studios, a run now of $157 million.
Fourth is THE GARFIELD MOVIE with $4.1 million, a tally of $77.6 million for Sony Pictures.
Rounding it all off is IF with $3.3 million, suprassing $100 million now in its fifth weekend for Paramount Pictures.
It’s very good behaviour for BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE, debuting atop the Box Office this weekend with a smashing $56 million from 3,885 theatres for Sony Pictures. Above this, this latest installment in the Franchise led by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, gets a passing 63% on the Tomatometer. Best opening for the series still goes to 2020’s BAD BOYS FOR LIFE with $60 million.
Second is GARFIELD THE MOVIE with $10 million, taking it to $68.6 million in North America, also for Sony Pictures.
In third is IF with $8 million for Paramount Pictures, a total of $93.5 million over four weeks.
Fourth goes to THE WATCHERS, debuting with $7 million from 3,351 theatres for Warner Bros. It gets 30% on the Tomatometer. This is the directorial debut from M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter Ishana.
Rounding it all off is KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES with $5.4 million, a five week run of $149.5 million for 20th Century Studios.
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