LOS ANGELES (AP) - Disney and Pixar’s record-breaking opening of “Incredibles 2” is even bigger than initially expected. According to final totals Monday from the studios, the animated sequel grossed a massive $182.7 million in its first three days in theaters - a record opening for animated movies by almost $50 million.
In a distant second was the female-led spinoff “Ocean’s 8,” now in its second weekend in theaters, with $19 million. Third place went to the R-rated comedy “Tag,” starring Jeremy Renner and Jon Hamm, which took in $14.9 million in its first weekend.
“Solo: A Star Wars Story” fell to fourth place with $10 million, and “Deadpool 2” rounded out the top five with $$8.7 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. “Incredibles 2,” Disney, $182,687,905, 4,410 locations, $41,426 average, $182,687,905, 1 Week.
2. “Ocean’s 8,” Warner Bros., $18,968,184, 4,145 locations, $4,576 average, $78,588,354, 2 Weeks.
3. “Tag,” Warner Bros., $14,947,396, 3,382 locations, $4,420 average, $14,947,396, 1 Week.
4. “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” Disney, $10,001,056, 3,182 locations, $3,143 average, $193,765,143, 4 Weeks.
5. “Deadpool 2,” 20th Century Fox, $8,681,501, 3,212 locations, $2,703 average, $294,562,309, 5 Weeks.
6. “Superfly,” Sony, $6,870,740, 2,220 locations, $3,095 average, $9,012,057, 1 Week.
7. “Hereditary,” A24, $6,855,063, 2,998 locations, $2,287 average, $27,016,183, 2 Weeks.
8. “Avengers: Infinity War,” Disney, $5,442,261, 2,164 locations, $2,515 average, $664,346,211, 8 Weeks.
9. “Adrift,” STX Entertainment, $2,200,333, 1,929 locations, $1,141 average, $26,905,478, 3 Weeks.
10. “Book Club,” Paramount, $1,827,492, 1,656 locations, $1,104 average, $61,977,585, 5 Weeks.
11. “Gotti,” Vertical Entertainment, $1,719,902, 503 locations, $3,419 average, $1,719,902, 1 Week.
12. “Race 3,” Yash Raj Films, $1,690,861, 314 locations, $5,385 average, $1,690,861, 1 Week.
13. “A Wrinkle In Time,” Disney, $1,678,797, 245 locations, $6,852 average, $99,906,924, 15 Weeks.
14. “Hotel Artemis,” Open Road, $1,008,109, 2,299 locations, $438 average, $5,821,628, 2 Weeks.
15. “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” Focus Features, $1,002,709, 96 locations, $10,445 average, $1,710,413, 2 Weeks.
16. “Upgrade,” OTL Releasing, $518,330, 646 locations, $802 average, $11,078,295, 3 Weeks.
17. “RBG,” Magnolia Pictures, $498,234, 288 locations, $1,730 average, $10,116,762, 7 Weeks.
18. “Life Of The Party,” Warner Bros., $448,369, 608 locations, $737 average, $51,850,137, 6 Weeks.
19. “Overboard,” Lionsgate, $435,447, 581 locations, $749 average, $48,567,231, 7 Weeks.
20. “Breaking In,” Universal, $431,195, 504 locations, $856 average, $45,170,800, 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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