The Fourth of July frame porved more competitive than expected, however, Finding Dory [NEMO2] maintained the top spot with an estimated $50.2 million over the 4-day weekend. The Pixar sequel has earned $380.5 million.
The Legend of Tarzan [TARZN] debuted in second place with $45.6 million. The action adventure evidently appealed to women more than men as the audience was slightly more female at 51%.
The Purge: Election Year [PURG3] closed with $34.8 million to open third overall. The dystopian thriller showed no sign of franchise fatigue from the previous installment.
The BFG [TBFG] underperformed with $22.3 million at the fourth spot. The family film brought out an audience that was 54% female and evenly split between those under and over the age of 25.
Independence Day: Resurgence [IDAY2] finished fifth with $20.2 million over the long weekend to bring its total to $76.4 million.
Among specialty releases, Swiss Army Man [SWSAM] took in $1.7 million in its moderate expansion, while Our Kind of Traitor [OKOTR] opened with $1.2 million.
| Title | F-S-S-M | Total | |
| 1 | Finding Dory | 50,195,956 | 380,545,558 |
| 2 | Legend Of Tarzan, The | 45,565,000 | 45,565,000 |
| 3 | Purge: Election Year, The | 34,796,220 | 34,796,220 |
| 4 | BFG, The | 22,268,014 | 22,268,014 |
| 5 | Independence Day: Resurgence | 20,200,000 | 76,357,073 |
| 6 | Central Intelligence | 15,010,000 | 94,447,074 |
| 7 | Shallows, The | 10,450,000 | 36,701,647 |
| 8 | Free State Of Jones | 5,076,000 | 16,141,711 |
| 9 | Conjuring 2, The | 4,570,000 | 96,003,538 |
| 10 | Now You See Me 2 | 3,600,000 | 59,339,445 |
| 11 | Swiss Army Man | 1,724,959 | 1,879,247 |
| 12 | Our Kind Of Traitor | 1,220,672 | 1,220,672 |
Tag(s): NEMO2, TARZN, PURG3, TBFG, IDAY2, SWSAM, OKOTR