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Monday Update: The top two films this weekend snagged gold and silver, but with lower totals than almost anybody projected pre-release. Universal’s animated The Secret Life of Pets 2 debuted atop the box office with a $46.6M opening, but that was relative...

Monday Update: The new Godzilla film won the weekend, as the Warner Bros. fantasy action sequel, subtitled King of the Monsters, earned $47.7M. While good for first place, it was significantly behind its 2014 predecessor Godzilla which started with $93.1M. Last weekend’s leader,...

Tuesday Update: It was “a whole new world” for Disney’s Aladdin live-action remake, which started above almost anybody’s pre-release projections with a $116.8M holiday four-day weekend. Comparisons Total box office this weekend was $179.6M 3-day / $225.3M 4-day. The 3-day is +21.1% above...

Disney reports this morning that Aladdin is exceeding expectations slightly as it bowed to a strong $31 million domestically on Friday, including Thursday night's $7 million start...