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‘Top Gun 2’ tops ‘Incredibles 2’ as ‘Elvis’ tops $100 million

‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Universal In news that doesn’t concern Thor: Love and Thunder ($13.8 million for a $45 million weekend), Minions: The Rise of Gru earned an additional $8.13 million (-44%) for a probable third weekend of $25.33 million (-45%) and a 17-day total of $262 million. It’s a solid grip and a …

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‘Top Gun 2’ Surpasses $1.35 Billion as ‘Thor 4’ Surpasses ‘Thor 3’

‘DC League of Super-Pets’ Warner Bros. In the weekend box office news, DC League of Super Pets fell 52% to gross $11.2 million in the second weekend. It’s a not-so-great take for an animated film that didn’t really open very high. DreamWorks and Universal The villains fell 32% from its debut at $24 million. To …

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Maverick ‘approaches $1.2 billion as ‘Minions 2’ nears $400 million

‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Universal In weekend box office news that isn’t about Thor: Love and ThunderIllumination and Universal Minions: The Rise of Gru earned an additional $45.5 million (-57%) for a new domestic cume of $210 million after ten days. This makes it the first animated film to exceed $200 million domestic since …

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‘Top Gun 2’ is Paramount’s biggest blockbuster since ‘Titanic’

Tom Cruise in “Top Gun: Maverick”, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in “Titanic” and Harrison Ford in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” Paramount and Ghetty With $2 million on Monday, Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick will now exceed $600 million in gross domestic revenue. This keeps him in twelfth place behind Incredibles 2 ($609 million), …

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Box Office: ‘DC Super Pets’ plunges 64% as ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ overtakes ‘Titanic’

DC League of Super Pets Warner Bros. In Friday’s news, DC League of Super Pets plunged sharply, earning $3.35 million (-64%) on its second Friday. That paves the way for a Friday-Sunday picture of $10.8 million (-53%), which isn’t a good catch for a big animated movie that didn’t open well. For example, DreamWorks and …

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Box Office: ‘DC Super Pets’ plunges 65% as ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ overtakes ‘Titanic’

DC League of Super Pets Warner Bros. In Friday’s news, DC League of Super Pets plunged sharply, earning $3.29 million (-65%) on its second Friday. That paves the way for a Friday-Sunday picture of $10.8 million (-53%), which isn’t a good catch for a big animated movie that didn’t open well. For example, DreamWorks and …

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Maverick’ Surpasses $1.3 Billion and ‘Minions 2’ Surpasses $700 Million

‘Nope’ Universal In the latest news for the weekend box office, Universal and Monkeypaw’s Nope earned an additional $18.85 million (-58%) on weekend two for a ten-day run-up of $80.5 million. That’s a big drop (even We fell “only” 53% from an opening weekend of $71 million, but strong weekday receipts prevented a total crash. …

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‘No’ plunges 70% as ‘Top Gun 2’ nears $650 million

‘Nope’ Universal In Friday box office news, Jordan Peele’s Nope suffered a significant drop of 70% with a gross of $5.84 million on day eight. This brings its domestic consumption to $67.8 million, mostly tied to its production budget of $69 million. As for the second Friday declines, this is indeed larger than the 65% …

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Maverick ‘approaches $655 million to skip ‘Jurassic World’

Tom Cruise plays Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Paramount Pictures With another $1.1 million plus/minus on Wednesday, Paramount and Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick has now grossed $654.2 million in 69 days of domestic theatrical release. That gives the film another box office miracle, putting …

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