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The moroseness of June has officially spread to the US box office.
According to Friday's numbers, the two biggest titles this weekend, "The Secret Life of Pets 2" and "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" – do not meet expectations, but it's the "Dark Phoenix" which makes the worst blaze.
The latest installment of Disney-Fox in the X-Men franchise is expected to open for $ 34 million after harvesting just $ 14 million on Friday, making it the worst all-time debut for an X-Men movie ("The Wolverine "started at $ 53 million in 2013).
Still, "Phoenix", led by Simon Kinberg, has not yet yielded to the international scene, where the franchise has excelled in the past, but with an estimated price of $ 200 million and unfavorable criticism (20% fresh on rotten tomatoes), he will need to transfer to the box office abroad. "Dark Phoenix", the seventh and final project in the main series "X-Men", stars Sophie Turner, Jessica Chastain, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy, and currently plays in 3,721 locations.
The best dog (and cat) this weekend is "The Secret Life of Pets 2." The animated suite of Illumination will end easily. 1, with a total of $ 46.1 million over three days – down almost 15% from initial expectations, but it remains strong, not to mention the STX Ugly Dolls disaster.
"Godzilla: The King of Monsters" dropped nearly 70% in his second frame to $ 14.7 million, a brutal descent for Warner Bros. and Legendary's monster photo, which opened at no. 1 last weekend with $ 47.7 million.
Disney's Aladdin remains in third place with $ 24 million.
Paramount's "Rocketman" rounds out the top five with $ 12.6 million, bringing its seven-day national total to nearly $ 50 million.
Despite a weekend for Disney with "Dark Phoenix" – which, in all fairness, was produced by the acquisition of Fox before the acquisition of Disney – the studio should rebound on June 21 when "Toy Story 4" will open.
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