Box Office: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Has Exceptionally Strong Second Weekend, ‘Happytime Murders’ Flops
“Crazy Rich Asians” had a crazy good second weekend at the box office.
Warner Bros. acclaimed romantic comedy generated another $25 million in 3,526 locations, meaning it made almost as much during its second outing as it did its first weekend. Jon M. Chu’s movie, which has been lauded as the first studio film in over 25 years with a predominately Asian-American cast, dropped just 6% — marking one of the best holds in recent history for a summer release. In two weeks, its domestic total sits at $76.8 million.
“Crazy Rich Asians” easily fended off Melissa McCarthy’s “The Happytime Murders.” The black comedy opened in third place with a lackluster $10 million in 3,256 locations. That’s easily the lowest start of McCarthy’s career. The STX movie, which carries a $40 million production budget, was panned by critics. It carries a bleak 22% average on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes.
It doesn’t get much brighter for this weekend’s new wide releases. Global Road Entertainment’s “A.X.L.” launched with a dismal $2.8 million in 1,710 venues. That’s disastrous news for the beleaguered company. Earlier this week, Global Road’s lenders took control of the film division after the company failed to raise enough money to pay for future productions.
Warner Bros.’ “The Meg” hit a major milestone this weekend as it crossed $100 million at the domestic box office. The shark thriller stayed at No. 2, picking up $13 million in 4,031 locations in its third outing.
Meanwhile, Tom Cruise’s latest mission continues to be a profitable one. “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” landed in fourth place with $8.1 million on 3,052 screens for a domestic tally of $194 million.
Rounding out the top five is Disney’s “Christopher Robin,” which picked up $6.4 million in its fourth frame. That brings its North American total to $77.7 million.
In limited release, Bleecker Street’s “Papillon” launched with just $1.1 million in 544 locations. Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek star in the remake of the 1973 film with Steven McQueen and Dustin Hoffman.
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