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US Box Office Weekend Report 16th - 18th July 2021: Space Jam 2 makes its debut at the top replace Black Widow after a single week

US Box Office Weekend Report 16th - 18th July 2021:  Space Jam 2 makes its debut at the top replace Black Widow after a single week
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Space Jam: A New Legacy
It may be 25 years after the original but sequel movie Space Jam: A New Legacy top the US box office on its debut weekend removing Black Widow after a single week at the top.

Elsewhere on the US box office chart Escape Room: Tournament of Champions makes its debut at 3 and Nicholas Cage stars in Pig which is new at 10 with $945,000.

US box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Space Jam: A New Legacy (1st weekend)
  • Highest debut - Space Jam: A New Legacy (@1)
  • Longest run - A Quiet Place Part II (8 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - A Quiet Place Part II ($155 Million)

US box office top 5 breakdown 16th - 18th July 2021

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Space Jam: A New Legacy

25 years after the original movie which starred Micheal Jordon as the pro basketball player in a toon world comes the sequel which replaces Jordan for LeBron James, and the movie its the top spot on its debut.

The movie took $31.6 Million on its debut, comparisons to the original movie are irrelevant considering we are still in a pandemic and it was 25 years ago but Spance Jam made its debut with $27.5 Million at he end of 1996.

Black Widow

The MCU return to box office last a week at the top (so far) as the Scarlett Johansson starring movie srop to number 2 with $26.2 Million, a 67% drop over last weekend.

The movie has now taken $132 Million over 2 weekends and is the third top movie of 2021 in North America.

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

Making its debut at number 3 this weekend is a sequel movie which has had little buzz, Escape Room was released in 2019 and took a decent $57 Million over its US run.

The Adam Robitel directed sequel makes its debut with $8.8 Million.

Fast and Furious 9

Falling to number 4 this weekend is The Fast Saga's latest instalment which takes $7.6 Million, a slim 20% drop from last weekend, for a total os $154.8 Million after 4 weeks, and the second top movie of 2021.

The Boss Baby 2

Animated movies have done well during the pandemic but this movie seems to have been overlooked by audiences as the sequel movie falls to 5 with a gross of $7.6 Million, a 30% drop, giving it $154.8 Million after 4 weeks of release.

This weeks top 10 US Box Office films

  1. Space Jam: A New Legacy - $31,650,000
  2. Black Widow - $26,251,000
  3. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions - $8,800,000
  4. Fast and Furious 9 - $7,620,000
  5. The Boss Baby 2: Family Business - $4,720,000
  6. The Forever Purge - $4,160,000
  7. A Quiet Place: Part II - $2,300,000
  8. Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain - $1,900,000
  9. Cruella - $1,112,000
  10. Pig - $945,000
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