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LOS ANGELES – "Transylvania Hotel 3: Summer Vacation" was ranked first at the box office during its opening weekend and left the thriller "Skyscraper" from Dwayne Johnson in the dust.
Sony Pictures estimated Sunday that the family-run animation film brought in $ 44.1 million to North American theaters. As the first member of the franchise to open in the summer, it is slightly lower than the $ 48.5 million of the first tranche in September 2015.
Worldwide, "Hotel Transylvania 3" has already won more than 100 million dollars. terrific, "said Adrian Smith, head of Sony's home distribution," We are able to enjoy the precious days of the summer week and it remains six weeks of summer. "
The hit series has reported more than 900 million dollars to date.
-the race to the top between "Hotel Transylvania 3", "Skyscraper" and "Ant-Man and the Wasp", but the family film won a large victory.
"There have not been many family options this summer," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media badyst at comScore. "They become instant hits."
Johnson's "Skyscraper", an original and rare summer blockbuster, remained earth-focused during its first weekend in North America. The Universal Pictures film has only reported $ 25.5 million in the country. "Skyscraper" cost $ 125 million to produce, ignoring marketing costs.
Johnson has been a constant presence in cinemas this year with "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" and "Rampage" before "Skyscraper." The two previous films opened in the $ 35 million range, and while "Jumanji" has become an international box office, "Rampage" has dropped nearly 100 million. However, as for "Rampage", the studio expects the majority of "Skyscraper" profits to come from an international audience. "Skyscraper's really designed for world release and had a great start," said Jim Orr. , President of the Universal Home Distribution. "We have great confidence in a race that is more than formidable at the upcoming national box office."
Internationally, "Skyscraper" earned $ 40.4 million from 57 territories for an overall total of $ 65.9 million.
and Marvel's "Ant-Man and the Wasp", which earned $ 28.8 million more during its second weekend, down 62% from last week. This is one of the steepest falls of the second week in the film world of Marvel. The first "Ant-Man" dropped 53 percent
"Incredibles 2" took fourth place with $ 16.2 million and "Jurbadic World: Fallen Kingdom" completed the top five with 15.5 million Dollars
made notable splashes this weekend, including Annapurna's dystopian satire "Sorry to Bother You," which opened in limited circulation last week and added 789 slots this weekend . He earned $ 4.3 million for his expansion to seventh on the charts
. The film "Eighth Grade" tops the rankings, the highest average of the year with $ 252,284 in four theaters. The well-revised photo will extend throughout the country in the coming weeks.
And the documentaries continue to do well, including Fred Rogers' documentary "Will not You Be My Neighbor?" $ 1.9 million from 868 theaters; and "Three Identical Strangers", which had 167 theaters and earned $ 1.2 million.
According to comScore estimates, ticket sales are expected to be between Friday and Sunday in the United States and Canada. Where applicable, the latest international issues from Friday to Sunday are also included. The final national figures will be published on Monday.
1. "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation", $ 44.1 million ($ 46.4 million international).
2. "Ant-Man and the Wasp", $ 28.8 million ($ 35.3 million international).
3. "Skyscraper", $ 25.5 million ($ 40.4 million international).
4. "Incredibles 2", $ 16.2 million ($ 33.3 million international).
5. "Jurbadic World: Fallen Kingdom", $ 15.5 million ($ 26.7 million international).
6. "The First Purge", $ 9.1 million ($ 6.2 million international).
7. "Sorry to bother you," $ 4.3 million
8. "Sicario: Soldier's Day", 3.9 million dollars (1.7 million international dollars).
9. "Uncle Drew", $ 3.2 million ($ 70,000 international).
10. "Ocean's 8", $ 2.9 million (4.3 million international dollars).
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Estimate of ticket sales from Friday to Sunday in international theaters (United States and Canada), according to comScore:
1. "Dying to Survive", $ 66.6 million
2. "Hotel Transylvania 3: summer vacation" 46.4 million dollars
3. "Hidden Man", $ 44.8 million.
4. "Skyscraper", 40.4 million dollars.
5. "Ant-Man and the Wasp", $ 35.3 million.
6. "Incredibles 2", 33.3 million dollars.
7. "Jurbadic World: Fallen Kingdom", $ 26.7 million
8. "Asura", $ 6.6 million.
9. "The First Purge", $ 6.2 million
10. "Ocean & # 39; s 8", $ 4.3 Million
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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a division of Comcast Corp .; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Clbadics are units of Sony Corp .; Paramount belongs to Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co .; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by 21st Century Fox; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM belongs to a group of former creditors, including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp .; IFC belongs to AMC Networks Inc .; Rogue belongs to Relativity Media LLC
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