Alien: Romulus, the latest installment in the 45-year-old franchise, has opened in first place at the North American box office. Login or signup to continue reading The 20th Century Studios release earned an estimated $US41.5 million ($A62.
2 million) in its first weekend, where it was playing in 3885 locations in the US and Canada. Including $US66.7 million from international showings in 49 markets, Alien: Romulus boasted a $US108.
2 million global debut. Walt Disney Co., which owns 20th Century Studios, claimed the top two spots on the charts, with Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine now in its fourth weekend, taking second place with $US29 million.
Fede Alvarez directed Alien: Romulus, set around the time of Alien and Aliens, and recruited a cast of up-and-coming 20-somethings to lead the cast including Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson and Isabela Merced. The sci-fi film leans into Alvarez's propensity for all things horror, as he is known for Evil Dead and Don't Breathe, and embraces the franchise's horror roots. Reviews have been a little mixed, but mostly positive, with an 81 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.
Audiences gave it a B+ CinemaScore. The romantic drama It Ends With Us landed in third place with $US24 million, down just 52 per cent from its triumphant opening. The Sony movie starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who also directed, has made $US97.
8 million to date. It cost only $US25 million to produce. The film was adapted from the bestselling Colleen Hoover novel of the same name that follows Lively as Lily Bloom, a woman at a crossroads when a past love upends her current relationship with Baldoni's Ryle Kincaid.
Rumours of behind-the-scenes drama on the film also continues to dominate social media discourse and tabloid headlines - but Don't Worry Darling also taught us that gossip and chatter don't always translate to box office returns. Twisters placed fourth in its fifth weekend with $US9.8 million from 3,483 cinemas.
The Universal release has made over $US238.4 million domestically. Rounding out the top five was a re-release: Coraline, which Fathom Events put on over 1500 screens for its 15th anniversary where it made $US11.
3 million in four days and $US8.9 million from Friday through Sunday. The stop-motion animated film was an adaptation of a Neil Gaiman novella, written and directed by Henry Selick and marked the first-ever release for Laika.
It'll be in cinemas until August 22. Borderlands, the video game adaptation starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart and Jamie Lee Curtis, brought in $US2.4 million in its second weekend bringing its total box office earnings to a modest $US13.
5 million compared to its reported $120 million budget. Australian Associated Press DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. Also includes evening update.
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