Challengers won game, set and match at the box office over the weekend.
The sports drama starring Zendaya, 27, as tennis champion at the center of a romantic triangle with two ambitious contenders, played by Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist was ranked number one.
The film scored an 88-percent approval rating by the critics on Rotten Tomatoes, but didn’t do as well with fans, who gave it a 76-percent.
Challengers took the day with slightly more than $15 million in ticket sales.
Debuting in second place was the faith-based Unsung Hero produced by a branch of Lionsgate focusing on Christian films.
Challengers, starring Zendaya, 27, won game, set and match at the box office over the weekend debuting at number one and earning slightly more than $15 million in ticket sales
The plot focuses on the life story of music producer and promoter David Smallbone who moved with his family from Australia to Nashville in the 1980s looking for a brighter future after his music company collapsed.
Joel Smallbone, of the Christian pop duo For King & Country, stars as his father David, and Daisy Betts plays mom Helen, who convinces her family to hold on to their faith during their severe financial struggles.
Kirrilee Berger stars as sister Rebecca, who is known professionally at Rebecca St. James.
The feel-good drama debuted with a box office take of $7.75 million.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire held strong in third place.
The sci-fi adventure has been filling seats for five weeks and continues to enjoy strong ticket sales. It earned $7.2 million over the weekend, adding to the global total of $519.3 million.
Civil War, starring Kirsten Dunst as one of a team of journalists embedded with military factions in a divided America, dropped to fourth place after two weeks at number one.
The dystopian drama collected just over $7 million
The actress stars as a tennis champ at the center of a year’s long romantic triangle involving two ambitious contenders played by Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor
Debuting in second place was the faith-based Unsung Hero. The feel-good drama enjoyed a box office take of $7.75 million
Joel Smallbone, of the Christian pop duo For King & Country, stars as his father David and Daisy Betts stars his mom Helen, who convinced her familyto hold on to their faith as they struggled to make their way after moving from Australia to the US in the 1980s
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire held strong in third place. The sci-fi adventure has been filling seats for five weeks and continues to enjoy strong ticket sales. It earned $7.2 million over the weekend, adding to the global total of $519.3 million
Fifth place goes to Abigail. The fright flick focuses on criminals who kidnap the ballet dancing daughter of a powerful underworld figure only to discover she’s an unusual little girl with deadly supernatural powers.
The thriller pirouetted away with $5.25 million.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare fell to sixth place its second week at the box office.
Henry Cavill leads a band of rag tag warriors that includes Alan Ritchson, Henry Golding and Eiza Gonzalez, instructed to neutralize German U-boats in the North Atlantic during World War II in the fact-based adventure.
The film has received a 71-percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but a 92-percent audience score.
Civil War, starring Kirsten Dunst as one of a team of journalists embedded with military factions in a divided America, dropped to fourth place after two weeks at number one. The dystopian drama collected just over $7 million
Fifth place goes to Abigail. The fright flick focuses on criminals who kidnap the ballet dancing daughter of a powerful underworld figure only to discover she’s an unusual little girl with deadly supernatural powers. The thriller pirouetted away with $5.25 million
It walked away with $3.86 million in ticket sales.
Kung Fu Panda 4 and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire are holding on in the top ten, landing in seventh and eighth place respectively.
The animated adventure starring the voice of Jack Black as the beloved title character earned $3.55 million.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire was close behind with $3.25 million.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare fell to sixth place its second week at the box office. The fact-based WWII story starring Henry Cavill as the leader of a special mission to neutralize German U-boats in the North Atlantic walked away with $3.86 million in ticket sales
Kung Fu Panda 4 and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire landed in seventh and eighth place respectively. The animated adventure starring the voice of Jack Black character earned $3.55 million. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire was close behind with $3.25 million
Dune: Part Two continues its spice run, earning $1.98 million over the weekend. The sci-fi adventure has earned more than $700 million worldwide and is the top earning movie of 2024, so far
Boy Kills World, starring Bill Skarsgård, debuted in 10th place. The dystopian revenge story opened in fewer than two thousand theaters and earned $1.67 million its first week at the box office
Dune: Part Two continues its spice run. After nine weeks in theaters, the action adventure starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler and a host of Hollywood A-listers fell one spot to ninth place, earning $1.98 million over the weekend.
Dune: Part Two has earned more than $700 million worldwide and is the top earning movie of 2024, so far.
Boy Kills World debuted in 10th place. The action adventure stars Bill Skarsgård as Boy, a young man who loses his hearing and ability to speak after his family is murdered in what is known as the culling in the dystopian world in which he lives.
The revenge story opened in fewer than two thousand theaters and earned $1.67 million its first week at the box office.
