Blue Beetle, the latest movie in the troubled DC cinema universe, makes its debut at the top of the North American box office, knocking
Barbie from the top, but with a gross of just over $25 Million it will feel like a disappointing debut for the movie.
barbie falls to number 2 this weekend after 4 weeks at the top but with the movie still pulling in good audience figures it might not be the end of its time at the top.
Also new this weekend is the R rated dog movie Strays which makes its debut at number 5 with $8.3 Million.
US Box Office QuickView
- Number 1 - Blue Beetle (1st Weekend)
- Highest debut - Blue Beetle (@1)
- Longest run - Elemental (10 weeks)
- Highest total gross - Barbie ($567,282,865)
- Best Percentage change week on week - Barbie (-36%)
- Total US top 15 this weekend - $97,129,642
US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 18th - 20th August 2023
Blue Beetle
Highest New Movie This Weekend
- The movie is the Highest Debut on this weekends US box office chart.
- It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
- It has a total gross of $25,400,000 after 1 weekends of release
Barbie
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 2 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $21,500,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $567,282,865 after 5 weekends of release
- The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
- The movie is the 18th top grossing movie of all time in the US.
Oppenheimer
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 3 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $10,600,000 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $285,231,735 after 5 weekends of release
- The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2023
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 4 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $8,425,000 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $88,130,087 after 3 weekends of release
Strays~2023
- The movie is a new entry at Number 5 on this weekends US box office
- It has a total gross of $8,300,000 after 1 weekends of release
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