Box Office: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Nears $700 Million As ‘Dragon Ball Super’ Plunges 78%

In holdover news at the weekend box office, Sony’s Bullet Train earned another $5. 6 million (-30%) in its fourth weekend of release, continuing to hold closer to The Lost City (-31% in weekend four after a $40 million launch) than Hobbs & Shaw (-43% after a $60 million debut). The $90 million, David Leitch-directed, Brad Pitt-and-friends action comedy has now earned $78.

2 million domestic, and at this rate it should cross $100 million. That’s especially true with the ridiculous lack of major releases between itself and either The Woman King on September 16 or Don’t Worry Darling (and Avatar ) on September 23. Whether it’s a rate-of-return hit depends on overseas grosses, but with $173.

6 million global so far, it’s on its way. Universal’s Beast earned $4. 9 million (-58%) in weekend two.

That gives the ‘man versus lion’ actioner a $19. 53 million ten-day total. I’m sure the $36 million flick, which has earned $37 million worldwide thus far, can make up some of that on PVOD.

However, it’s yet more evidence that, talent and charisma notwithstanding, Idris Elba is only a ‘star’ on the Internet. There’s a difference between famous and respected and ‘butts in seats’ popular. Skipping around a moment, Crunchy Roll’s Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero earned $4.

565 million in weekend two, taking an expected 78% drop from its fan-driven, frontloaded $20 million opening weekend. That gives the export a $30. 761 million ten-day total.

That’s fine for what it is; nobody was expecting legs. Paramount and Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick earned another $4. 75 million (-20%) in its 14th weekend.

If you’re wondering if the film’s current availability on EST would slow it down, maybe but not today. The $170 million Tom Cruise-starring legacy sequel has earned $691. 213 million domestic, meaning it’s a week or so from passing $700 million and supplanting Black Panther as the fifth-biggest domestic grosser.

That’ll also put it past the inflation-adjusted totals of The Dark Knight and Thunderball. With $1. 42 billion worldwide thus far, it may just sneak past Frozen II ($1.

45 billion) to become the biggest ‘part two’ sequel ever in raw global grosses. I’m 88% confident that Ryan Coogler and James Cameron are currently cosplaying the workout montage from Rocky III . DC League of Super Pets earned $4.

225 million (-26%) weekend. That’ll give WBD’s $90 million Dwayne Johnson/Kevin Hart toon a $74 million domestic and $146. 5 million worldwide cume.

When you’re the last kid-friendly animated film between late July and Disney’s Strange World over Thanksgiving weekend, you get legs whether the film is popular and beloved or not. Illumination and Universal’s Minions: The Rise of Gru earned $2. 73 million (-27%) weekend for a $354.

8 million domestic cume. It will have around $25 million after ten days in China, an objectively disappointing figure considering Despicable Me 3 grossed $153 million in 2017. However, the $80 million flick has currently earned $868 million worldwide and counting.

So, yeah, no harm, no foul whether it reaches $900 million. Marvel and Disney’s Thor: Love and Thunder earned $2. 7 million (-34%) in weekend eight for a new $336.

5 million cume. The alleged ‘flop’ is now above the $333-$336 million likes of Guardians of the Galaxy, Joker, Aquaman, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man 3 in raw domestic earnings. Had it played in China and Russia, it likely would have topped Thor: Ragnarok ’s $854 million cume.

Instead, it’ll now have to settle for $746 million and counting. Horrors. Sony’s Where the Crawdads Sing crossed $100 million worldwide this week on a mere $24 million budget.

It has now earned $81 million domestic. It shows the value of making even one high-profile summer movie aimed at/made by/featuring women. Backstage scandals aside, this bodes well for Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling .

Jordan Peele’s Nope earned $2. 2 million (-39%) in its sixth weekend as it entered the PVOD marketplace. That gives the Universal/MonkeyPaw flick a $117.

6 million domestic and $148. 7 million worldwide cume. The R-rated original should pass $172.

5 million or 2. 5x its $69 million budget. WBD’s Elvis will earn $1.

465 million (-26%) over the weekend for a $147. 334 million domestic and $276 million global cume. It should crawl past $150 million by the end even as it debuts on HBO Max this Tuesday.

Bodies Bodies Bodies will earn $1. 069 million (-55%) for a $9. 726 million cume as Orphan: First Kill earns $915,043 (-47%) for a $3.

324 million ten-day cume. Finally, Jurassic World Dominion has $374. 7 million domestic and $990.

44 million worldwide. So close. .

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