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51% Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

93% Incredibles 2

62% Sicario: Day of the Soldado

67% Uncle Drew

67% Ocean's 8
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43% Sanju

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Box Office: ‘Sicario 2,’ ‘Uncle Drew’ Overperform as ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Repeats No. 1

Though new entries “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” and “Uncle Drew” scored higher debuts than expected, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” still reigns supreme at the domestic box office.

“Fallen Kingdom” picked up $60 million from 4,485 locations in its second outing, bringing its domestic tally to $264.8 million. Even with a 59% drop, the dinosaur tentpole has nothing to fear. To date, the Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard-led sequel has pocketed $932 million globally and is well on its way to crossing $1 billion. Overseas, the Universal and Amblin Entertainment blockbuster pulled in $56.1 million this weekend.

“Sicario: Day of the Soldado” bowed with $19 million in 3,055 locations, while fellow newcomer “Uncle Drew” racked up $15.5 million from 2,742 theaters. Meanwhile, the third outing of “Incredibles 2” stayed at No. 2 with $44.6 million from 4,410 locations. That takes the Disney-Pixar sequel’s domestic total up to $438.8 million in three weeks.

“Ocean’s 8” continues to stay in the top five, stealing another $8 million from 2,345 theaters this weekend. In four weeks, the Warner Bros. heist film has amassed $114 million at the domestic box office.

Earlier in the week, “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” and “Uncle Drew” were targeting openings between $10 million and $13 million. The follow-up to Denis Villeneuve’s “Sicario” scored a better debut than its predecessor, which opened with $12 million in 2015. The critically acclaimed original film — which scored three Oscar nods — picked up $84 million globally during its theatrical run. The sequel hasn’t gathered the same praise, earning a B CinemaScore and an average 64% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. To compare, “Sicario” received a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. Still, critics praised Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro for their performances. Stefano Sollima took over directing duties for “Soldado,” while Taylor Sheridan returned to pen the script.

Like “Sicario 2,” Lionsgate’s sports comedy “Uncle Drew” — based on the Pepsi commercial starring NBA icon Kyrie Irving — also served as counterprogramming against a series of superhero tentpoles. The film received an A CinemaScore, though its Rotten Tomato average was slightly less enthusiastic at 67%. As expected, the audience was 59% male, while 58% of moviegoers were over the age of 25.

At the specialty box office, Neon’s “Three Identical Strangers” made $163,000 when it opened in just five theaters. That’s a per screen average of $32,000 — a solid start during a summer where documentaries have fared exceptionally well.

Another documentary, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” ranked in the top 10 at the domestic box office again. Morgan Neville’s film, focusing on beloved children’s show host Mister Rogers, made another $2.3 million from 654 theaters in its fourth frame. In total, it has grossed $7.5 million.

The 2018 box office, which just hit $6 billion in record time, is up 9.3%, according to ComScore. Meanwhile, the summer box office remains a force, up 15.3% compared to last summer, which was the lowest popcorn season in over a decade.

Next weekend sees the release of Marvel’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp” starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly. The superhero sequel is currently tracking between $68 million and $80 million.

“The much-anticipated debut of Disney’s ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’ will get the momentum train rolling again with what will be the latest in an impressively long line of box office and critical hits for the Marvel brand,” said Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst at ComScore.

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[Kadayi]

Nice result for Sicario 2. Intend to see it in the next couple of weeks.

 

[Codes 208]

JW2 is still doing decent but I dont think it'll have the legs the first one had.

 

[Phoenix RISING]

JW2 over Incredibles 2?

'scust.

 

[Vlightray]

Wanna see Sicario first was good.

 

[mild sriracha]

Sicario 1 was a masterpiece.
Sicario 2 feels more like something that belongs on Netflix/HBO, it's good but not a masterpiece.

 

[Rentahamster]

I'm glad Incredibles 2 is still doing well. But I want it to do better than Jurassic World 2. JW2 was mindbogglingly idiotic. It looked pretty tho

 

[shira]

Jurrasic World 2 is so bad.

But it's making so much money.

 

[GoldenEye98]

Sicario 1 was a masterpiece.
Sicario 2 feels more like something that belongs on Netflix/HBO, it's good but not a masterpiece.

Wasn't the first directed by Dennis Villeneuve?...that might be the difference maker.

 

[Sapiens]

Wasn't the first directed by Dennis Villeneuve?...that might be the difference maker.

Yeah no Villeneuve, no Blunt. No thanks.

 

[Ancient Gray]

Still hurts me Bladerunner 2049 bombed.

 

[womfalcs3]

Sicario 2, IW, Deadpool.... Brolin had a busy 2017.

 

[ilfait]

Sicario 1 was a masterpiece.
Sicario 2 feels more like something that belongs on Netflix/HBO, it's good but not a masterpiece.

Sicario was a damn fine film.

 

[mckmas8808]

Sicario 2, IW, Deadpool.... Brolin had a busy 2017.

He's gotta be over $20 Million total from those 3 movies right?

 

[Saturnman]

Still hurts me Bladerunner 2049 bombed.

A sequel to a flop bombed? No way.

Overlong and misogynistic on top of that? It had success written all over it.

 

[Kadayi]

A sequel to a flop bombed? No way.

Overlong and misogynistic on top of that? It had success written all over it.

Misogynistic? It's a film about replicants...they're simulacra

 

[Ancient Gray]

A sequel to a flop bombed? No way.

Overlong and misogynistic on top of that? It had success written all over it.

I'll agree with the overlong part (as the reason it failed, not that it was bad), but I don't often agree that a 1:1 comparison can be made with the film's world crafting and the real world (documentaries can present an exception). I find critiquing a film by expecting it to conform with an audience's expectation of "fair representation of everyone" is ridiculous. Film worlds are meant to be messy and problematic and riddled with messed up scenarios. It's what makes those worlds interesting. This one just so happened to have things you disagreed with that are also a hot button issue. If that's one of its crimes, it's an awfully blasé one. Just because it's a topic of discussion in the real world...that doesn't make it so a filmmaker has some moral obligation to you to make his film comply with your expectations or world view.

 

[Grinchy]

I'm surprised there aren't more people out there who thought the first Sicario was pretty average as a movie. There were a couple scenes that were cool and well-shot, but the movie itself just didn't strike me as anything special.