Paramount's John Krasinski-directed horror flick, A Quiet Place, which boasts an iron 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, debuted as the #1 top grossing film at the domestic box office this weekend. Meanwhile, Disney and Marvel's Black Panther officially became the third highest-grossing domestic release ever, surpassing Titanic.

1. A Quiet Place (Paramount) $50.0m 3,508/$14,253 avg. (debut)
2. Ready Player One (Warner Bros.) $25.1m 4,234/$5,919 avg. (week 2)
3. Blockers (Universal) $21.4m 3,379/$6,345 avg. (debut)
4. Black Panther (Buena Vista) $8.4m 2,747/$3,069 avg. (week 8)
5. I Can Only Imagine (Roadside) $8.3m 2,894/$2,888 avg. (week 4)