“Guardians Of The Galaxy 2” was the most-popular movie in North America again this weekend, ahead of a pair of new flicks.
The Disney superhero sequel was on track to deal $63 million in tickets in the United States and Canada by the close of business Sunday evening, according to projections from Disney.
“Snatched” — a comedy starring Goldie Hahn and Amy Schumer — opened in second place with a $17.5 million total. And “King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword” was estimated to be worth $14.7 million on its opening weekend.
Rounding out the eight most-popular movies this week, as estimated by the studios, were “The Fate Of The Furious” ($5.3 million), “The Boss Baby” ($4.6 million), “Beauty And The Beast” ($3.9 million) “How To Be A Latin Lover” ($3.8 million), “Lowriders” (premiering at $2.4 million), “The Circle” ($1.7 million) and a closed-circuit telecast of “Der Rosenkavalier” from the New York Metropolitan Opera (also $1.7 million).
–City News Service