A huge opening for KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES debuting with a smashing $50 million from 4,075 theatres for 20th Century Studios. The Blockbuster starring Owen Teague, Kevin Durand and Freya Allan gets 80% on the Tomatometer. Best franchise opening still goes to 2014’s DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES with $72 million.
Second is THE FALL GUY with $14.5 million, a total $50.5 million gross over two weekends for Universal Pictures.
In third we have CHALLENGERS with $5 million, taking it to $38.3 million over three weekends for Warner Bros.
Fourth is TAROT with $3.4 million, a two week tally of $12 million for Sony Pictures.
Rouding this Top Five out is the resilient GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE, with $3 million, a total run of $192 million domestically for Warner Bros.
THE FALL GUY flies in its debut, taking $28 million from 4,002 theatres for Universal Pictures. Reviews have been strong for the Blockbuster starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, garnering 83% on the Tomatometer.
In second is CHALLENGERS with $8.7 million from 3,477 theatres, taking its two week tally to $30.5 million for Warner Bros.
STAR WARS: EPISODE 1 – THE PHANTOM MENACE gets a special May 4th (Star Wars Day) re-release, good enough for third with $8.5 million for Disney.
Horror TAROT debuts in fourth with $6 million from 3,104 theatres for Sony Pictures. It gets 8% on the Tomatometer.
GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE rounds out the Top Five with $3.8 million for Warner Bros., a total of $187 million to date in North America.
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