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Weekend Actuals: ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Giant w/ $61.0M, ‘Logan’ Drops Fast, ‘Get Out’ Drops Slowly, ‘Hidden Figures’ & ‘La La Land’ Reach Milestones

Boxoffice Staff  • 

Warner Bros.’ monster blockbuster Kong: Skull Island opened atop the weekend box office with $61.0 million. Fox’s superhero action drama Logan dropped 56.8 percent after leading last weekend, capturing second place with $38.1 million. Universal’s horror Get Out looks likely to experience the...

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Studio Weekend Estimates: ‘Kong: Skull Island’ King w/ $61.0M; ‘Logan’ Lower w/ $37.8M; ‘La La Land’ Only Fourth Film Of Past Decade w/ 13 Weekends In Top 10

Boxoffice Staff  • 

King Kong had plenty to beat his chest about this weekend, as Warner Bros.’ fantasy action film Kong: Skull Island led the box office with an estimated $61.0 million. Though some early predictions forecast it running neck-and-neck with last weekend’s leader Logan, Kong instead...