Sequel fatigue reared its ugly head again at the weekend box office as War for the Planet of the Apes [APES3] opened in first place with an estimated $56.5 million, short of the previous $72.6 million debut by Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The audience was 57% male and 63% 25 years or older.
After one week at the top, Spider-Man: Homecoming [SPID6] tumbled 61% to $45.2 million. The total stands at $208.3 million after 10 days.
Despicable Me 3 [DESM3] finished third with $18.9 million to bring its sum to $188.0 million.
Baby Driver [BDRIV] was fourth with $8.8 million to up its total to $73.1 million.
Expanding to wide release, The Big Sick [TBSIC] took in $7.6 million for the fifth spot. The romantic comedy has banked $16.0 million.
Wish Upon [WUPON] grossed $5.6 million to open seventh overall.
Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
1 | WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES | $56,500,000 | $56,500,000 |
2 | SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING | $45,200,000 | $208,270,000 |
3 | DESPICABLE ME 3 | $18,947,000 | $187,989,000 |
4 | BABY DRIVER | $8,750,000 | $73,150,000 |
5 | THE BIG SICK | $7,600,000 | $16,036,000 |
6 | WONDER WOMAN | $6,885,000 | $380,686,000 |
7 | WISH UPON | $5,586,000 | $5,586,000 |
8 | CARS 3 | $3,167,000 | $140,031,000 |
9 | TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT | $2,780,000 | $124,889,000 |
10 | THE HOUSE | $1,795,000 | $23,130,000 |
11 | 47 METERS DOWN | $1,210,000 | $41,207,000 |
12 | THE BEGUILED | $934,000 | $9,407,000 |
Tag(s): APES3, SPID6, DESM3, BDRIV, TBSIC, WUPON