June Gloom hit Hollywood at the box office this weekend
The two biggest films — Universal's"The Secret Life of Pets 2" and 20th Century Fox's"Dark Phoenix" — fell short of industry expectations in North America."Pets 2," the sequel to 2016's animated hit about a chatty group of animals, won the weekend with an estimated $47.1 million at the North American box office. But the film, which features the voice work of comedians Patton Oswalt and Kevin Hart, fell short of the $50 million that analysts expected.
"Dark Phoenix" brought in $140 million worldwide. 'Dark Phoenix' fails to ignite latest version of X-Men sagaThe superhero film was panned by critics — it has a 22% score on the review site Rotten Tomatoes."Dark Phoenix" also made less money in its opening weekend than any other film in the X-Men franchise. The last 11 films in the series, which includes the popular"Wolverine" and"Deadpool" movies, have made more than $5.
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