‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ keeps box office crown with $40 million

LOS ANGELES – “Fantastic Four: First Steps” remained the top-grossing film in North American theaters this weekend, but the Marvel release’s $40 million take was a substantial drop-off from its $118 million opening  weekend, according to industry estimates released Sunday.

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Second place went to DreamWorks’ “The Bad Guys 2,” which opened with $22.2 million, Comscore reported.

“The Naked Gun,” which reboots the beloved spoof franchise of the 1980s and ’90s with Liam Neeson stepping into the lead role formerly held by Leslie Nielsen, opened with $17 million.

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“Superman” was fourth with $13.8 million Friday though Sunday in its fourth week of release, followed by “Jurassic World Rebirth,” which took in $8.7 million in its fifth week.

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The horror film “Together,” starring real-life spouses Alison Brie and Dave Franco, opened in sixth place with $6.8 million.
Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases were “F1 The Movie” ($4.1 million), “I Know What You Did Last Summer” ($2.6 million), “Smurfs” ($1.7 million) and “How to Train Your Dragon” ($1.3 million).

“Fantastic Four: First Steps” opened with $118 million last week to lead all films in North America.

The highly anticipated Marvel release stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as the titular superheroes, astronauts who attain special powers when their spaceship encounters a cosmic storm.

The first film about the superheroes made under the guidance of Kevin Feige and the Walt Disney Co. has become the fourth biggest opening of the year, behind “A Minecraft Movie,” “Lilo & Stitch” and “Superman,” and the biggest Marvel opening since “Deadpool & Wolverine” grossed $211 million out of the gate last summer. (With CNS report)

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