'Ghostbusters' Tops the Worldwide Box Office As 'The Secret Life of Pets' Tops Domestically
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The brand new reboot of Ghostbusters managed to take the top spot at the box office worldwide, however, Illumination's The Secret Life of Pets stays strong in the US.
"Notable newcomers had an impact internationally this weekend with Fox's 'Ice Age: Collision Course' taking the #1 market share position in 35 markets, earning $53.5 million from 15,132 screens in 51 total markets," said comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian.
"Meanwhile, Sony's 'Ghostbusters' scared up a solid $19.1 million from 3,900 screens in 3 major territories in its international debut."
Fox's Ice Age: Collision Course hung on strong at the number three overall globally with $53.5 on the weekend.
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, July 17, are below.
Ghostbusters - Sony - $65.1M
Secret Life Of Pets, The - Universal - $55.0M
Ice Age: Collision Course - 20th Century Fox - $53.5M
Finding Dory - Disney - $47.5M
Legend Of Tarzan, The - Warner Bros.
- $33.1M
Independence Day: Resurgence - 20th Century Fox - $19.6M
Now You See Me 2 - Multiple - $18.2M
Cold War 2 - Multiple - $17.3M
Central Intelligence - Universal - $15.3M
When Larry Met Mary - Multiple - $15.0M
Big Fish & Chinese Flowering Crabapple - Beijing Enlight Pictures Co.,Ltd - $14.3M
Purge: Election Year, The - Universal - $9.7M
The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, July 17, are below.
Secret Life Of Pets, The - Universal - $50.6M
Ghostbusters - Sony - $46.0M
Legend Of Tarzan, The - Warner Bros. - $11.1M
Finding Dory - Disney - $11.0M
Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates - 20th Century Fox - $7.5M
Purge: Election Year, The - Universal - $6.1M
Central Intelligence - Warner Bros.
- $5.3M
Infiltrator, The - Broad Green Pictures - $5.3M
BFG, The - Disney - $3.7M
Independence Day: Resurgence - 20th Century Fox - $3.5M
Shallows, The - Sony - $3.0M
Conjuring 2, The - Warner Bros. - $0.9M