Ben-Hur fails to take off on debut weekend, Bad Moms claims #1
Superhero movie Suicide Squad was finally knocked off the top of the weekend box office rankings as Bad Moms, on its third weekend showing, edged ahead by less than $30,000.
Ben-Hur trailed in fourth spot on its debut weekend, the historical blockbuster taking just $963, 660 over 316 screens. In comparison, Suicide Squad took almost $14m on debut.
Maintaining its solid performance, the DC Comics’ flick took $1.96m across 327 screens, but it was not enough to retain top spot, with Bad Moms taking $1.99m across 312 screens.
Suicide Squad now has total takings of $30.4m, with Bad Moms $10.6m.
Sausage Party remained in the top three – and ahead of Ben Hur – with takings of $1.24m over 224 screens.
Shark shocker The Shallows fell one place to fifth after dropping below $1m, while Jason Bourne’s latest outing retained sixth spot, with box office takings of $882,000, down from $1.2m.
The Jonah Hill/Miles Teller crime-dramedy War Dogs took $862,000 on its second weekend.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Moms (Roadshow) | $1,992,187 | 312 | $10,629,991 |
| Suicide Squad (Wb) | $1,966,241 | 327 | $30,485,889 |
| The Sausage Party (Sony) | $1,244,501 | 224 | $6,993,228 |
| Ben-hur (Paramount) | $963,660 | 316 | $979,076 |
| The Shallows (Sony) | $898,242 | 223 | $2,908,356 |
| Jason Bourne (Universal) | $882,120 | 248 | $19,606,811 |
| War Dogs (Wb) | $862,164 | 232 | $2,748,724 |
| Kubo And The Two Strings (Universal) | $476,631 | 226 | $1,290,280 |
| Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (Fox) | $424,454 | 243 | $7,822,859 |
| David Brent: Life On The Road (Eone) | $379,118 | 219 | $379,118 |
| Free State Of Jones (Studiocanal) | $125,429 | 102 | $131,150 |
| Train To Busan (Cinema Asia) | $125,381 | 22 | $597,450 |
| Star Trek Beyond (Paramount) | $98,705 | 0 | $9,392,574 |
| Love & Friendship (Transmission) | $88,826 | 134 | $2,048,379 |
| Finding Dory (Disney) | $74,168 | 106 | $48,427,317 |
| Tunnel (Jbg Pictures) | $68,018 | 12 | $68,018 |
| Hunt For The Wilderpeople (Madman) | $66,430 | 53 | $10,935,319 |
| The Bfg (Disney) | $65,594 | 56 | $15,125,503 |
| Ghostbusters (Sony) | $64,085 | 58 | $12,272,044 |
| Truman (Palace) | $54,495 | 18 | $355,187 |
