“Top Gun: Maverick” soared to the top of the box office in its opening weekend with a whopping $126.7 million gross.
The long-awaited aviation sequel flew right past “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” which fell to the No. 2 spot in the North America box office with a $15.9 million gross.
Opening in third place last weekend was “The Bob’s Burgers Movie.” The film based on the animated Fox TV comedy grossed $12.4 million.
“Downton Abbey: A New Era” placed fourth with $5.75 million.
Falling to the No. 5 spot is “The Bad Guys.” The animated feature about villainous animals becoming heroes grossed $4.34 million..
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” remained in sixth place with $2,51 million.
“Sonic the Hedgehog 2” placed seventh with $2.44 million.
In ninth place was the horror movie “Men.” It grossed $1.22 million.
The comedy “F3: Fun and Frustration” opened in 10th place with $1.03 million.
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2024-09-22 19:43:47