“The Fate Of The Furious” burned rubber through the North American cineplex ticket windows again this weekend, and was on track to sell $908 million at the box office.
The eighth installment of the “Fast And Furious” theme was tracking to deal $38.7 million in weekend sales in the United States and Canada, according to studio accountants at Universal.
“The Boss Baby” was on track to be second place again, with a weekend haul of $12.8 million predicted. This was its fourth weekend of exhibition, with nearly $137 million in overall receipts predicted for its four-week run to date.
And the “Beauty and The Beast ” juggernaut rolled on, with the Disney feature predicted to sell $10 million in tickets this weekend. Over six weeks, it has amassed $471 million in Disney dollars domestically.
A rare documentary cracked the top five this weekend, as Disney Nature’s “Born In China” was predicted to debut with $5.1 million in ticket sales. It is a journey through China with three animal families, the studio said.
Rounding out the 10 most-popular movies this week, as estimated by the studios, were “Going In Style” ($5 million), “Smurfs: The Lost Village” ($4.9 million), “Unforgettable” (debuting with $4.8 million), “Gifted” ($4.5 million), “The Promise” (debuting with $4 million) and “The Lost City Of Z” ($2.1 million).
–City News Service