What We’re Watching: ‘Civil War’ Edges Out ‘Abigail’ to Keep Box Office Lead

CITY NEWS SERVICE
Published on Apr 21, 2024

“Civil War” held onto its spot atop the box office on a slow weekend, taking in $11.1 million in its second week in North American theaters, according to industry estimates released Sunday.

Writer/director Alex Garland’s drama about a sectarian conflict in the United States beat out the horror film “Abigail,” which opened with $10.2 million, Comscore reported.

“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” grossed another $9.4 million Friday through Sunday in its fourth week in theaters.

Fourth place went to director Guy Ritchie’s “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” which opened with $9 million, followed by “Spy x Family Code: White,” which opened with $4.8 million.

Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases were “Kung Fu Panda 4” ($4.6 million), “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” ($4.4 million), “Dune: Part Two” ($2.9 million), “Monkey Man” ($2.2 million) and “The First Omen” ($1.7 million).

This weekend’s overall three-day box office haul was estimated at $65.4 million. The year-to-date total is $1.981 billion — down 19% from the figure at this time last year, according to Comscore.

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