“How to Train Your Dragon” remained the most popular movie at North American theaters this weekend, taking in $37 million in its second week of release, according to industry estimates released Sunday.
Director Danny Boyle’s “28 Years Later,” the third film in a zombie trilogy that kicked off with 2002’s “28 Days Later,” opened in second place with $30 million, Comscore reported.
The animated adventure “Elio” opened with $21 million, the worst opening for a Pixar film.
“Lilo & Stitch” was fourth with $9.7 million Friday through Sunday in its fifth week, followed by “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” which grossed another $6.5 million in its fifth week.
Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases were “Materialists” ($5.8 million), “Ballerina” ($4.5 million), “Karate Kid: Legends” ($2.4 million), “Final Destination Bloodlines” ($1.8 million) and “Kuberaa” ($1.7 million).
This weekend’s overall three-day box office haul was estimated at $126.3 million. The year-to-date total is $3.938 billion — up 18% from the figure at this time last year, according to Comscore.
