With a tight race at the top of the North American box office with new movie
Gran Turismo trying to make its debut at the top while
Barbie tries to retake to box office.
With a think margin of less than $200,000 Gran Turismo makes its debut at the top, although with 6 weeks behind it Barbie made a great challenge.
US Box Office QuickView
- Number 1 - Gran Turismo (1st Weekend)
- Highest debut - Gran Turismo (@1)
- Longest run - Jurassic Park (31 weeks)
- Highest total gross - Barbie ($594,801,000)
- Best Percentage change week on week - Oppenheimer (-16%)
- Total US top 15 this weekend - $92,828,642
- Also new this weekend
US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 25th - 27th August 2023
Gran Turismo
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 grosses $17,300,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $17,300,000 after 1 weekends of release
Barbie
- The movie remains at Number 2 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $17,100,000 over the weekend, a 19% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $594,801,000 after 6 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.
Blue Beetle
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 3 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $12,765,000 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $46,308,690 after 2 weekends of release
Oppenheimer
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 4 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $9,000,000 over the weekend, a 16% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $300,024,260 after 6 weekends of release
- The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2023
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 5 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $6,100,000 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $98,143,134 after 4 weekends of release
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The Cinema Roots
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