"The Lion King" rode its circle of life into a second weekend atop the box office and "Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood," while not quite doing fairytale numbers, gave director Quentin Tarantino his biggest opening ever.
Disney's photo-realistic remake of the Hamlet-themed tale of Mufasa, Simba and Nala, featuring the voices of Donald Glover and Beyoncé, brought in $75 million in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. Its domestic total of $350 million makes it the year's fourth highest-grossing film after just 10 days of release.
"Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood" finished a distant second with $40 million in its opening weekend for Sony, but it bested the 2009 opening of Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" by $2 some million and made a strong showing for an R-rated, nearly-three-hour film that was not a sequel or remake and was aimed solely at adults.The rest of the box office top 10 remained essentially unchanged from a week earlier. Sony's "Spider-Man: Far From Home" was third with $12.2 million in its fourth weekend and has earned a cumulative $344 million, "Toy Story 4" was fourth with $9.8 million, and "Crawl" fifth with $4 million.
"The Lion King" could reign for a third week. With major summer releases slowing as fall approaches the only real competition it has opening next weekend is "Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw."
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. "The Lion King," $75.5 million ($142.8 million international).
2. "Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood," $40.3 million.
3. "Spider-Man: Far From Home," $12.2 million ($21 million international).
4. "Toy Story 4," $9.8 million ($19.4 million international).
5. "Crawl," $4 million ($3.4 million international).
6. "Yesterday," $3 million ($3.6 million international).
7. "Aladdin," $2.8 million ($7.2 million international).
8. "Stuber," $1.7 million ($1.6 million international).
9. "Annabelle Comes Home," $1.56 million ($3.7 million international).
10. "The Farewell," $1.55 million.
Source: Associated Press (AP)
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