Mission: Impossible - Fallouthas been getting rave reviews and has an A CinemaScore, which undoubtedly helped fuel the number onebox officeopening, earning $61.5 million domestically with an additional $92 million worldwide for a combined $153.5 million. It’s the highest grossing debut of the entireMission: Impossiblefranchise and a career second best for star Tom Cruise.War of the Worldsopened at $64.9 million back in 2005 and remains to be Cruise’s best opening weekend of his long career.
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Againtook the second spot at this weekend’s box office with $15 million, bringing the domestic total to $70.4 million in the first two weeks of its theatrical run. The Denzel Washington-starringEqualizer 2was number one last weekend, but fell to number three this weekend with $14 million. The sequel is a career-first for Washington and has earned $64.2 million domestically after falling 61 percent from last weekend.Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacationtook the fourth position this weekend bringing in $12.3 million for its third weekend at the box office.
The number five position went toTeen Titans Go! to the Movies, which also made its debut this weekend. The animated film boasts an impressive B+ grade at CinemaScore and is the first movie to be adapted from the Cartoon Network series.Teen Titans Go! To The Moviescost about $10 million to make and earned $10.5 million domestically and took in an additional $1 million overseas. The movie will more than likely do steady business until it’s time to go back to school for the fall.
Number six this weekend went to Marvel’sAnt-Man and the Wasp, which took in $8.4 million, bringing its worldwide total to $394.2 million in its fourth weekend, which means that the sequel still has a ways to go before catching up to the first installment’s total earnings of $519.3 million. Disney’sIncredibles 2snagged the seventh spot this weekend, earning $7.1 million. This weekend brings the animated film one step closer to the $1 billion club worldwide, which it will surely hit next week.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdomtook the eighth spot this weekend with $6.7 million. Since its release at the end of June, the sequel has earned over $1.2 billion worldwide, despite mixed reviews from critics and fans.Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdomcurrently holds the number four spot for highest grossing movies of 2018. Dwayne Johnson’sSkyscrapertook the number nine spot this weekend, earning $5.4 million, bringing its domestic total to $59.1 million. However, since opening in China, the film has earned $225.7 million worldwide, which is what was expected to happen. And finally,The First Purgetook in $2.2 million for the tenth spot at this weekend’s box office. The Mister Rogers documentary,Won’t You Be My Neighbor, wasn’t in the top ten this week, but it has earned over $20 million, making it the highest grossing biographical documentary in box office history. You can check out the rest of this weekend’s top box office number over atBox Office Mojo.
