Once again, an animated feature dominates the box-office. "The Secret Life of Pets" towered above the competition, while the other new releas, the comedy "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates", only managed a modest debut. Another big surprise came from Bollywood.
Find out more about the weekend box office after the jump.
Universal and Illumination's animated film "The Secret Life of Pets" delivered a $103 million post-holiday opening weekend, the biggest debut for an original animated property ever. The record was previously held by "Inside Out" with $90 million. Also, the film is the sixth animated film to open with more than $100 million. Internationally, the film grossed $42.6 million from only nine territories. It will open in fifty-seven other countries in the next three months. "The Secret Life of Pets" received an "A-" from CinemaScore and was rated 76% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Another solid performance this week comes from last week's #2 film "The Legend of Tarzan", which managed to hold the same position and only dropped 46%. With $20.6 million grossed this weekend, the film has now reached $81.4 million domestically to which it adds a total of $54 million from overseas markets. It still has a long way to go to earn back its $180 million budget and turn a profit, but it doesn't look like the disaster it seemed to be last week.
With Tarzan in second place, Pixar's "Finding Dory" landed in third place with $20.3 million over the weekend. With a domestic total of $422.5 million, it is now the highest grossing film of 2016, and the third highest grossing animated film of all-time. The film has also earned $220.2 million internationally.
This week's other new wide release, the R-rated comedy "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates" only managed a #4 finish with $16.6 million, but it's still a solid result and much better than what was expected. Moviegoers awarded a "B" score, according to CinemaScore, while the critical reception earned it a 41% on Rotten Tomatoes.
"The Purge: Election Year" rounds up the Top 5 with $11.7 million following a steep 62.9% drop.
One of the week's big surprises comes from the Bollywood production "Sultan" starring Salman Khan, which finished in tenth place with $2.2 million from only 283 theaters.
New Wide Releases: "The Secret Life of Pets", "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates".
Biggest Drop : "The Purge: Election Year" (-62.9%)
Smallest Drop : "Central Intelligence" (-35%)
Another solid performance this week comes from last week's #2 film "The Legend of Tarzan", which managed to hold the same position and only dropped 46%. With $20.6 million grossed this weekend, the film has now reached $81.4 million domestically to which it adds a total of $54 million from overseas markets. It still has a long way to go to earn back its $180 million budget and turn a profit, but it doesn't look like the disaster it seemed to be last week.
With Tarzan in second place, Pixar's "Finding Dory" landed in third place with $20.3 million over the weekend. With a domestic total of $422.5 million, it is now the highest grossing film of 2016, and the third highest grossing animated film of all-time. The film has also earned $220.2 million internationally.
This week's other new wide release, the R-rated comedy "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates" only managed a #4 finish with $16.6 million, but it's still a solid result and much better than what was expected. Moviegoers awarded a "B" score, according to CinemaScore, while the critical reception earned it a 41% on Rotten Tomatoes.
"The Purge: Election Year" rounds up the Top 5 with $11.7 million following a steep 62.9% drop.
One of the week's big surprises comes from the Bollywood production "Sultan" starring Salman Khan, which finished in tenth place with $2.2 million from only 283 theaters.
New Wide Releases: "The Secret Life of Pets", "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates".
Biggest Drop : "The Purge: Election Year" (-62.9%)
Smallest Drop : "Central Intelligence" (-35%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross | Domestic Total | Foreign Total | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Secret Life of Pets | $103.1M | $103.1M | $42.6M | $75M |
| 2 | The Legend of Tarzan | $20.6M | $81.4M | $54M | $180M |
| 3 | Finding Dory | $20.3M | $422.5M | $220.2M | $200M |
| 4 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | $16.6M | $16.6M | $3.7M | $33M |
| 5 | The Purge: Election Year | $11.7M | $58.1M | $2.2M | $10M |
| 6 | Central Intelligence | $8.1M | $108.3M | $47.9M | $50M |
| 7 | Independence Day: Resurgence | $7.7M | $91.4M | $214M | $165M |
| 8 | The BFG | $7.6M | $38.7M | $11.9M | $140M |
| 9 | The Shallows | $4.8M | $45.8M | N/A | $17M |
| 10 | Sultan | $2.2M | $3.2M | $38M | $10M |
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