by Nathaniel R
In a surprising turn of events Mamma Mia! 2 couldn't inch past Equalizer 2 despite a much higher-grossing preceding film. The absence of Meryl versus the presence of Denzel musta tipped it because it was super close with a 34/35 million battle! Much closer than last time around when Mamma Mia! faced off with The Dark Knight on its own opening weekend back in 2008 for a 27/158 million opening weekend.
In limited release theaters were packed for two new films, the fashion doc McQueen, and the new police brutality drama Blindspotting, while A24's deeply felt and delightfully awkward Eighth Grade had a great second weekend. What did you see this weekend?
| Weekend Box Office Estimates (July 20th-22nd) |
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| W I D E 800+ screens |
L I M I T E D excluding prev. wide |
 Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again |
 Eighth Grade |
| 1.🔺 THE EQUALIZER 2 $35.8 *NEW* |
1. 🔺 THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS $1.4 on 332 screens (cum. $4.5) REVIEW |
| 2. 🔺MAMMA MIA: HERE WE GO AGAIN $34.3 *NEW* REVIEW | 2. 🔺 LEAVE NO TRACE $895k on 361 screens (cum. $3.6) TRAILER DISCUSSION |
| 3. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3 $23.1 (cum. $91) |
3. 🔺EIGHTH GRADE $794k on 33 screens (cum. $1.1) |
| 4. ANT-MAN AND THE WASP $16.1 (cum. $164.6) |
4. 🔺 BLINDSPOTTING $332k on 14 screens *NEW* |
| 5. THE INCREDIBLES 2 $11.5 (cum. $557.3) |
5. 🔺 DON'T WORRY HE WON'T GET FAR ON FOOT $265k on 62 screens (cum. $380k) |
 Sorry to Bother You |
 McQueen |
| 6. JURASSIC WORLD FALLEN KINGDOM $11 (cum. $383.9) REVIEW | 6. 🔺 SANJU $220k on 112 screens (cum. $7.6) |
| 7. SKYSCRAPER $10.9 (cum. $46.7) | 7. RBG $168k on 116 screens (cum. $13.1) |
| 8. THE FIRST PURGE $4.9 (cum. $60.1) |
8. WHITNEY $118k on 117 screens (cum. $2.7) |
| 9. 🔺 UNFRIENDED DARK WEB $3.4 *NEW* | 9. 🔺 MCQUEEN $96k on 4 screens *NEW* REVIEW |
| 10. SORRY TO BOTHER YOU $2.8 (cum. $10.2) REVIEW | 10. SOORMA $78k on 50 screens (cum. $328K) |
| 🔺 = new or expanding its theater count numbers (in millions unless otherwise noted) from box office mojo |
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