“F1 The Movie” is leaving its competition in the dust at the box office, clearing $55.6 million in its opening weekend to lead all films in North America, according to industry estimates released Sunday.
The car racing drama, which stars Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem and Damson Idris, easily lapped “How to Train Your Dragon,” which grossed $19.4 million Friday through Sunday in its third week in theaters, Comscore reported.
The animated adventure “Elio” claimed third place with $10.7 million in its second weekend.
Blumhouse’s horror sequel “M3GAN 2.0” opened to a disappointing $10.2 million for fourth place, followed by “28 Years Later,” which took in $9.7 million in its second weekend at theaters in the United States and Canada.
Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases were “Lilo & Stitch” ($6.9 million), “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” ($4.1 million), “Materialists” ($2.9 million), “Ballerina” ($2.1 million) and “Karate Kid: Legends” ($1 million).
This weekend’s overall three-day box office haul was estimated at $128 million. The year-to-date total is $4.132 billion — up 15.5% from the figure at this time last year, according to Comscore.