LOS ANGELES (AP) - “Justice League” opened even lower than Warner Bros. estimated on Sunday.
According to Monday’s final tally of the weekend’s box office receipts, the costly superhero ensemble pic grossed $93.8 million from 4,051 North American theaters making it the first film in the DC Extended Universe to debut under $100 million.
It left room for the family friendly drama “Wonder” to make a surprisingly strong showing in second place with a $27.5 million launch.
“Thor: Ragnarok” fell to third place in its third weekend in theaters with $21.7 million, while “Daddy’s Home 2,” in its second weekend, took fourth with $14.4 million.
Also in weekend two, “Murder on the Orient Express” placed fifth with $13.8 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by comScore:
1. “Justice League,” Warner Bros., $93,842,239, 4,051 locations, $23,165 average, $93,842,239, 1 Week.
2. “Wonder,” Lionsgate, $27,547,866, 3,096 locations, $8,898 average, $27,547,866, 1 Week.
3. “Thor: Ragnarok,” Disney, $21,669,600, 4,060 locations, $5,337 average, $247,265,770, 3 Weeks.
4. “Daddy’s Home 2,” Paramount, $14,435,710, 3,575 locations, $4,038 average, $50,212,157, 2 Weeks.
5. “Murder On The Orient Express,” 20th Century Fox, $13,807,562, 3,354 locations, $4,117 average, $51,735,924, 2 Weeks.
6. “The Star,” Sony, $9,812,674, 2,837 locations, $3,459 average, $9,812,674, 1 Week.
7. “A Bad Moms Christmas,” STX Entertainment, $7,000,378, 2,948 locations, $2,375 average, $51,022,533, 3 Weeks.
8. “Lady Bird,” A24, $2,516,399, 238 locations, $10,573 average, $4,688,874, 3 Weeks.
9. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri,” Fox Searchlight, $1,102,166, 53 locations, $20,796 average, $1,536,391, 2 Weeks.
10. “Jigsaw,” Lionsgate, $1,081,772, 1,201 locations, $901 average, $36,462,005, 4 Weeks.
11. “MET Opera: The Exterminating Angel (2017,” Fathom Events, $950,000, 900 locations, $1,056 average, $950,000, 1 Week.
12. “Blade Runner 2049,” Warner Bros., $626,039, 466 locations, $1,343 average, $89,276,502, 7 Weeks.
13. “Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween,” Lionsgate, $471,319, 718 locations, $656 average, $46,649,659, 5 Weeks.
14. “Geostorm,” Warner Bros., $410,166, 502 locations, $817 average, $32,669,328, 5 Weeks.
15. “Loving Vincent,” Good Deed Entertainment, $403,603, 212 locations, $1,904 average, $4,641,218, 9 Weeks.
16. “Let There Be Light,” Atlas Distribution Company, $362,598, 542 locations, $669 average, $6,738,588, 4 Weeks.
17. “The Florida Project,” A24, $299,566, 217 locations, $1,380 average, $4,306,658, 7 Weeks.
18. “The Lego Ninjago Movie,” Warner Bros., $255,248, 455 locations, $561 average, $58,938,889, 9 Weeks.
19. “Only The Brave,” Sony, $242,406, 363 locations, $668 average, $17,655,285, 5 Weeks.
20. “Happy Death Day,” Universal, $224,815, 427 locations, $526 average, $55,398,005, 6 Weeks.
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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by 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 is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.
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