'Alien: Romulus,' the latest installment in the 45-year-old franchise, opened in first place at the North American box office. The 20th Century Studios release earned an estimated US$41.5 million in its first weekend, where it was playing in 3,885 locations in the U.S. and Canada.
Cailee Spaeny arrives at the premiere of "Alien: Romulus" on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in London. “Alien: Romulus,” the latest installment in the 45-year-old franchise, opened in first place at the North American box office. The 20th Century Studios release earned an estimated US$41.5 million in its first weekend, where it was playing in 3,885 locations in the U.S. and Canada.
The romantic drama “ It Ends With Us ” landed in third place with US$24 million, down just 52 per cent from its triumphant opening. The Sony movie starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who also directed, has made US$97.8 million to date. It cost only US$25 million to produce. Rounding out the top five was a re-release: “Coraline,” which Fathom Events put on over 1,500 screens for its 15th anniversary where it made US$11.3 million in four days and US$8.9 million from Friday through Sunday. The stop-motion animated film was an adaptation of a Neil Gaiman novella, written and directed by Henry Selick and marked the first-ever release for Laika. It’ll be in theaters until Aug. 22.
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