Director Bong Joon-Ho’s futuristic comedy/thriller “Mickey 17” opened atop the domestic box office this weekend, taking in $19.1 million to lead all films in North America, according to industry estimates released Sunday.
After three weeks in first place, “Captain America: Brave New World” slipped to second with $8.5 million, Comscore reported.
The underwater thriller “Last Breath” was third with $4.2 million Friday through Sunday in its second weekend in theaters in the United States and Canada.
“The Monkey,” a horror film based on a Stephen King story, earned $3.9 million in its third weekend, followed by “Paddington in Peru” with $3.8 million in its fourth weekend.
Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases were “Dog Man” ($3.5 million), “Anora” ($1.8 million), “Mufasa: The Lion King” ($1.7 million), “Rule Breakers” ($1.5 million) and “In the Lost Lands” ($1 million).
This weekend’s overall three-day box office haul was estimated at $56 million. The year-to-date total is $1.16 billion — up 1.28% from the figure at this time last year, according to Comscore.
