It was a tight trace, but it looks like "The Boss Baby" managed to knock Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" off the top spot at the box-office, as Paramount's "Ghost in the Shell" performed below expectations.
Find out more about the weekend box office after the jump.
"The Boss Baby" claimed the #1 spot with $49 million in its opening weekend, the tenth largest opening for a DreamWorks Animation film, below "How to Train Your Dragon 2" and "Home". The film also scored $59 million from 42 international markets, and there are still 44 other countries awaiting its release. "The Boss Baby" received an "A-" from CinemaScore's opening day polls, while critics gave it generally mixed reviews (49% on Rotten Tomatoes and 50 on Metacritic).
Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" dropped to second place and grossed $47.5 million over the weekend. The epic remake has now grossed $395.4 million domestically after 17 days in release, and another $480.8 million from foreign markets.
In third place we have Paramount's new release, the sci-fi actioner "Ghost in the Shell", which fell below industry expectations and grossed a modest $19 million over the weekend. So much for thinking a PG-13 rating helps at the box-office. Compared to "John Wick", "Deadpool" and "Logan", a case could be made that R-rated movies can earn a lot of money, if studios would worry less about making things "audience-friendly", and more about creating good and original stories. The film also had to face a controversy regarding the "whitewashing" of its Japanese characters, but I doubt it could have been a reason for its weak debut. The film grossed an additional $40.1 million from 50 other countries, but it's still a poor performance considering it cost $110 million to produce, which doesn't include marketing costs. "Ghost in the Shell" scored a so-so "B" grade from CinemaScore and was met with mixed to negative reviews from critics (42% on Rotten Tomatoes and 53 on Metacritic).
At #4, last week's new arrival, the "Power Rangers" reboot collapsed this week by 64% from its opening weekend. It grossed $14.5 million, raising its domestic cume to $65 million, but with only $32.7 million grossed overseas and a $100 million budget, it might still be too early to green-light that sequel.
"Kong: Skull Island" rounds up the Top 5 with $8.8 million over the weekend. The film has grossed $147.8 million domestically and another $329.5 million from international markets.
Finishing the weekend at the bottom of the Top 10 is another new release, Focus Features' "The Zookeeper's Wife". The film made a strong debut, grossing $3.3 million from just 541 theaters, and the numbers could go up next week when it expands nationwide.
New Wide Releases: "Ghost in the Shell", "The Boss Baby", "The Zookeeper's Wife".
Biggest Drop : "Power Rangers" (-67%)
Smallest Drop : "Get Out" (-34%)
Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" dropped to second place and grossed $47.5 million over the weekend. The epic remake has now grossed $395.4 million domestically after 17 days in release, and another $480.8 million from foreign markets.
In third place we have Paramount's new release, the sci-fi actioner "Ghost in the Shell", which fell below industry expectations and grossed a modest $19 million over the weekend. So much for thinking a PG-13 rating helps at the box-office. Compared to "John Wick", "Deadpool" and "Logan", a case could be made that R-rated movies can earn a lot of money, if studios would worry less about making things "audience-friendly", and more about creating good and original stories. The film also had to face a controversy regarding the "whitewashing" of its Japanese characters, but I doubt it could have been a reason for its weak debut. The film grossed an additional $40.1 million from 50 other countries, but it's still a poor performance considering it cost $110 million to produce, which doesn't include marketing costs. "Ghost in the Shell" scored a so-so "B" grade from CinemaScore and was met with mixed to negative reviews from critics (42% on Rotten Tomatoes and 53 on Metacritic).
At #4, last week's new arrival, the "Power Rangers" reboot collapsed this week by 64% from its opening weekend. It grossed $14.5 million, raising its domestic cume to $65 million, but with only $32.7 million grossed overseas and a $100 million budget, it might still be too early to green-light that sequel.
"Kong: Skull Island" rounds up the Top 5 with $8.8 million over the weekend. The film has grossed $147.8 million domestically and another $329.5 million from international markets.
Finishing the weekend at the bottom of the Top 10 is another new release, Focus Features' "The Zookeeper's Wife". The film made a strong debut, grossing $3.3 million from just 541 theaters, and the numbers could go up next week when it expands nationwide.
New Wide Releases: "Ghost in the Shell", "The Boss Baby", "The Zookeeper's Wife".
Biggest Drop : "Power Rangers" (-67%)
Smallest Drop : "Get Out" (-34%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross | Domestic Total | Foreign Total | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boss Baby | $49M | $49M | $59M | $125M |
| 2 | Beauty and the Beast | $47.5M | $395.4M | $480.8M | $160M |
| 3 | Ghost in the Shell | $19M | $19M | $40.1M | $110M |
| 4 | Power Rangers | $14.5M | $65M | $32.7M | $100M |
| 5 | Kong: Skull Island | $8.8M | $147.8M | $329.5M | $185M |
| 6 | Logan | $6.2M | $211.8M | $373M | $97M |
| 7 | Get Out | $5.8M | $156.8M | $10.3M | $4.5M |
| 8 | Life | $5.6M | $22.3M | $28.6M | $58M |
| 9 | CHiPs | $4M | $14.3M | $3.9M | $25M |
| 10 | The Zookeeper's Wife | $3.3M | $3.3M | $0.1M | $20M |
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