Tom Cruise—that insane helicopter flying mountain climber, Olympic sprinter, and occasional actor—was unstoppable this weekend at the box office.Mission: Impossible - Fallouthauled in an impressive $35 million in its second weekend in theaters for just a 42% dip, handily taking home the top spot over Disney’sChristopher Robin, which debuted to the tune of $25,003,000.
It’s not aterribleshowing for Winnie the Pooh and the rest of the Hundred Acre Wood crew; the live-actionEwan McGregorvehicle’s opening take was on the lower end of estimates but not entirely out of its expected opening range. Plus, the film is still sitting pretty critically with an A Cinemascore. It’s just simply not a match for the sixth Mission: Impossible movie, which, in fairness, A) Demands to be seen in IMAX, and B) Absolutelyowns. (Read Matt Goldberg’s review righthere.) With a choice between Winnie the Pooh’s undeniable adorableness and Cruise’s willingness to come very close to the sweet embrace of death for our entertainment, audiences chose Cruise.
Meanwhile,The Spy Who Dumped Mehad a very respectable weekend, opening in third place with $12,350,000, pretty much exactly as estimated. The action-comedy from directorSusanna Fogel—which seesMila KunisandKate McKinnonplaying best friends roped into an international spy game—knockedMamma Mia! Here We Go AgainandThe Equalizer 2out of the top three slots, which both sequels had been hanging on to with varying success since they debuted.
Not a fantastic couple of days at the movies forThe Darkest Minds. Fox’s dystopian sci-fi—which starsGwendoline Christie,Bradley Whitford, andMandy Moore—opened to a tepid $5.8 million, good enough for eighth place.
Check out the full weekend estimates below, and check back next weekend when we see ifSpike Lee’sBlacKkKlansmancan infiltrate the top ten or if it’ll beThe Megchomping up the competition.
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
$35,000,000
$124,487,371
Christopher Robin
$25,003,000
The Spy Who Dumped Me
$12,350,000
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
$9,090,000
$91,335,550
The Equalizer 2
$8,830,000
$79,886,265
Hotel Transylvania 3
$8,200,000
$136,455,881
Ant-Man and the Wasp
$6,188,000
$195,469,435
The Darkest Minds
$5,800,000
Incredibles 2
$5,009,000
$583,141,290
Teen Titans Go! to the Movies
$4,860,000
$20,784,557
