The Predator, the latest installment in the long-running sci-fi action series, chewed up its rivals to debut atop the North American box office this weekend, industry data showed Sunday.
But the Fox reboot, which cost $88 million to make, will look to earn back some money in international markets, as its estimated $24 million haul did not meet expectations.
Dropping to second place was last week’s top draw, horror movie The Nun. It earned an estimated $18.2 million in its second week, box office tracker Exhibitor Relations said.
Opening in the third spot was A Simple Favor, a tale about a mommy blogger (Anna Kendrick) investigating the disappearance of her friend (Blake Lively). The Lionsgate film raked in $16.1 million on the back of positive reviews.
Matthew McConaughey’s new film White Boy Rick opened in fourth place with $8.8 million. The movie, based on a true story, stars the Oscar winner as the father of a teenage boy who became an informant for the FBI in the 1980s.
Glitzy rom-com Crazy Rich Asians, another Warner Bros product along with The Nun, fell to fifth place. The film, with a nearly all-Asian cast led by Henry Golding and Constance Wu, took in $8.7 million, building on a crazy-good run. Its North American take stands at nearly $150 million, with another $28 million earned overseas.