#BOXOFFICE: “BLUE BEETLE” CRAWLS TO #1

BLUE BEETLE crawls to the crown in its opening weekend, de-throning BARBIE after a four weekends on-top. This latest adaptation from DC gets $25 million from 3,871 theatres and nonetheless this still is a victory for Warner Bros. which distributes both films. It gets 77% on the Tomatometer.

BARBIE settles in second, gets $21 million from 4,003 theatres, bringing its domestic run to $566 million.

In third is OPPENHEMIER with $10.9 million from 3,321 theatres, bringing its run to $285 million for Universal Pictures.

Debuting in fourth is STRAYS with $8.5 million from 3,223 theatres for Universal Pictures. Amidst its the SAG-AFTRA strike, its adorable canine cast stepped-out more than ably on the Red Carpet in Los Angeles earlier this week.

Fifth is TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM with $8.4 million, a two week total of $88 million for Paramount Pictures.