“PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie” opened with $23 million this weekend to lead all films in North America, according to industry estimates released Sunday.
The animated sequel to 2021’s “PAW Patrol: The Movie,” based on a Canadian television series, beat out “Saw X,” which opened with $18 million, Comscore reported.
The science fiction film “The Creator” opened in third place with $14 million Friday through Sunday at theaters in the United States and Canada.
“The Nun II” was in fourth place with $4.6 million in its fourth weekend, followed by “The Blind,” which opened with $4.1 million.
Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases, as estimated by Comscore, were “A Haunting in Venice” ($3.8 million), “Dumb Money” ($3.5 million), “The Equalizer 3” ($2.7 million), “Expend4bles” ($2.4 million) and “Barbie” ($1.4 million).
This weekend’s overall three-day box office haul was estimated at $85.26 million. The year-to-date total is $7.17 billion — an increase of 26% over the figure at this time last year, according to Comscore.
