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A pair of franchise sequels sat atop the nation’s box office derby this weekend: ninja turtles and X-men.
“Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of The Shadows” debuted in the number one spot, with a projected $35.25 million weekend.
“X-Men: Apocalypse” was second, in its second week of exhibition, with a $22.3 million weekend.
Another premiere, “Me Before You,” was third, with an $18.3 million debut.
Rounding out the 10 most-popular movies this week, as estimated by the studios, were “Alice Through The Looking Glass” ($10.7 million), “The Angry Birds Movie” ($9.8 million), “Captain America: Civil War” ($7.6 million), “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” ($4.7 million), “Popstar: Never Stop Stopping” ($4.6 million), “The Jungle Book” ($4.2 million) and “The Nice Guys” ($3.5 million).
–City News Service