Lionsgate’s Gerard Butler led action flick, which reunited the Scotsman with Morgan Freeman’s ‘President Trumbull’ for a third go round on the rollercoaster of action opened to a solid $21.25M, delivering not only the fourth top opening weekend of Butler’s career, but also the franchise’s first number 1 slot, even though it fell just over $8M shy of the original film (‘Olympus Has Fallen’) and its $30M opening. This could extend a possible lifeline to a franchise that could have been set to end if this film had under-performed. In at two this weekend is the Seth Rogen produced “Good Boys,” entering its second week and continuing to score points for original movies. The R-rated comedy dipped around 45% to add $11.75M to its tally, a tally which now sits at $42M domestically, whilst its $7m international haul should break double figures next weekend. Speaking of internationally, the big news this week came in the form of the already domestically successful “Hobbs & Shaw”, as the ‘Fast and Furious’ spin-off blew past the largest August opening in China, bowing in the territory with $102M, pushing its international Box-Office to $441M and its overall global number to $558.9M. Elsewhere, the most surprising news of the week came in the shape of AFFIRM and Sony’s “Overcomer,” as the critically panned (17% Metacritic) Alex Kendrick Movie scored an impressive $8.2M, possibly indicating the continuing existence of the market for sporting films. Add to that Fox Searchlight’s horror/thriller “Ready or Not” which opened Wednesday to a five-day haul of $11M and you can chalk this up as a good week for non-blockbuster cinema. Next week sees a new entry from Blumhouse and its head Jason Blum, as horror “Don’t Let Go” which heralds a strong cast with Storm Reid, David Oyelowo, and Alfred Molina on board.

  1. Angel Has Fallen – $21.25M (Debut)2. Good Boys – $11.75M ($42M Overall)3. Overcomer – $8.2M (Debut)4. The Lion King – $8.15M ($511M)5. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw – $8.14M ($148M)6. Ready or Not – $7.6M ($10.6M)7. The Angry Birds Movie 2 – $6.4M ($27M)8. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark – $6M ($50M)9. Dora and the Lost City of Gold – $5.2M ($43)10. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – $5M ($123M) Contribute Hire me

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