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Monday, May 8, 2017

YOUR WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

The Top 5 Highest-Grossing Films in America Over the Weekend


Buena Vista/Marvel/Disney's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 had a tremendous first weekend at the domestic box office, pulling in $145m—more than the rest of Top 50's combined earnings. According to Box Office Mojo, this marks a 54% increase when compared to the 2014 original. This also gives Disney the Top 2 openers of 2017 so far (with Beauty and the Beast's $175m). The soundtrack, meanwhile, is holding steady #2 at iTunes.

1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Buena Vista) $145m 4,347/$33,368 avg. (debut)
2. The Fate of the Furious (Universal) $8.5m 3,595/$2,372 avg. (week 4)
3. The Boss Baby (Fox) $6.2m 3,284/$1,880 avg. (week 6)
4. How to be a Latin Lover (Lionsgate) $5.3m 1,203/$4,364 avg. (week 2)
5. Beauty and the Beast (Buena Vista) $4.9m 2,680/$1,844 avg. (week 8)

 
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