Although this weekend was a bit quieter at the box office, Abominable takes the top spot and gives Universal Pictures some bragging rights as well.
Abominable grossed $20.6 million this weekend and becomes the third original film after Us & Good Boys to top the box office this year. This is also the seventh number one film for Universal which gives them the most number-one openings in 2019. Abominable still has work to do given its $75 million budget but the “A” CinemaScorea and 96% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes suggests that the film could have legs moving forward. Internationally, after opening in a couple of markets last weekend, Abominable is now playing in 30 overseas territories and brought in an estimated $8.8 million this weekend. Leading the way was a $1.98 million opening in Mexico, followed by a $1.45 million weekend in Brazil. The film still has several markets yet to open including Italy and Russia next weekend.
Dropping to second is Downton Abbey with $14.3 million. That’s a 53.8% decline from its opening weekend and while it does appear that the film was a bit of a one-weekend wonder, Downton Abbey had solid weekday grosses after its opening weekend and I honestly think the film will level off in the weeks ahead. The drop prevents a $100 million domestic gross but given the $20 million budget, the film is already in solid shape. Downton Abbey has a domestic total of $58.3 million and the film also added another $10 million internationally for an overseas gross totaling $48.6 million and a worldwide tally that now stands at an impressive $107.1 million.
Hustlers rises from fifth to third place this weekend with a gross of $11.3 million. That’s a slim drop of 32.2% from its second weekend and this small decline now guarantees the film will see $100 million in the next couple of weeks. The film has grossed $80.5 million at the domestic box office and it’s very close to becoming the second highest-grossing live-action film of Jennifer Lopez’s career (Monster-in-Law currently is second with $82.9 million). Hustlers will end up being the highest-grossing live-action film of her career in due time as its a lock to outgross the $94 million of Maid in Manhattan.
Coming in fourth is It: Chapter Two with $10.2 million. That’s a drop of 39.8% and it’s the best hold the film has had after its opening weekend. It: Chapter Two has now grossed $193.7 million at the domestic box office and $200 million is soon in its sights. Internationally, the film added another $11 million this weekend giving it a $223.5 million overseas total and a $417.4 million global gross.
Rounding out the top five is Ad Astra with $10 million. That’s a drop of 47.3% and it’s a better hold than I was expecting for the film, given its “B-” CinemaScore but it’s still hefty enough to make it clear that it won’t be matching its $80-100 million budget stateside. The film has grossed $35.3 million at the domestic box office and the film also added another $18 million this weekend from 50 markets for a $53.5 million international total and an $89 million global tally.
In other box office news, Judy made a great impression in seventh place with a gross of $2.9 million from only 461 locations in its limited release launch. The film expands even further this week and the “A” CinemaScore indicates that this may be one to watch.
Check out the full top ten results below:
| Film | Total | % Change | Gross to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onward | $10,601,952 | -72.9% | $60.3 |
| Bloodshot | $9,176,695 | NEW | $9.17 |
| I Still Believe | $9,103,614 | NEW | $9.10 |
| The Invisible Man | $5,890,805 | -61.1% | $64.3 |
| The Hunt | $5,304,455 | NEW | $5.3 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | $2,522,584 | -67.3% | $145.7 |
| The Way Back | $2,356,115 | -71.2% | $13.3 |
| The Call of the Wild | $2,226,720 | -67.1% | $62 |
| Emma. | $1,295,215 | -73% | $9.9 |
| Bad Boys for Life | $1,102,208 | -63.5% | $204.2 |
