Weekend Actuals: ‘Secret Life of Pets’ Dominates w/ $104.3M; ‘Finding Dory’ Becomes Highest Grosser of 2016 w/ $20.8M; ‘Mike & Dave’ Opens To $16.6M

News & Analysis • Boxoffice Staff • July 11 2016

Universal’s The Secret Life of Pets notched one of the most impressive opening weekends for an original film with $104.35 million, exceeding the cumulative weekend grosses of the next 10 highest films combined. Warner Bros.’ The Legend of Tarzan held onto the number-two spot for the second weekend in a row with $21.00 million, but the real story was third-place, where Disney’s Finding Dory made $20.81 million and overtook Captain America: Civil War to become the highest-grossing film of 2016. Fox’s Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates came in fourth place with a decent $16.62 million.

Weekend Actuals for Friday, July 8 – Sunday, July 10, 2016:

WIDE (1000+)
# TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST.
1 The Secret Life of Pets $104,352,905 — 4,370 — $23,879 $104,352,905 1 Universal
2 The Legend of Tarzan $21,006,462 -45% 3,591 30 $5,850 $81,804,174 2 Warner Bros.
3 Finding Dory $20,817,949 -50% 3,871 -434 $5,378 $423,047,192 4 Disney
4 Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates $16,628,170 — 2,982 — $5,576 $16,628,170 1 Fox
5 The Purge: Election Year $12,388,445 -61% 2,281 -515 $5,431 $58,798,720 2 Universal
6 Central Intelligence $8,031,386 -36% 2,841 -325 $2,827 $108,231,724 4 Warner Bros. / New Line
7 The BFG $7,809,384 -58% 3,392 35 $2,302 $38,944,146 2 Disney / DreamWorks
8 Independence Day: Resurgence $7,779,531 -53% 3,061 -1030 $2,541 $91,575,113 3 Fox
9 The Shallows $4,804,345 -45% 2,406 -556 $1,997 $45,829,624 3 Sony / Columbia
10 The Conjuring 2 $1,711,805 -55% 1,052 -956 $1,627 $99,340,137 5 Warner Bros. / New Line
11 Free State of Jones $1,350,103 -67% 1,264 -1517 $1,068 $19,286,811 3 STX Entertainment

LIMITED (100 — 999)
# TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST.
1 Sultan $2,370,244 — 283 — $8,375 $3,382,329 1 Yash Raj Films
2 Now You See Me 2 $1,320,430 -55% 864 -924 $1,528 $62,149,643 5 Lionsgate / Summit
3 Our Kind of Traitor $711,390 -28% 399 26 $1,783 $2,224,526 2 Roadside Attractions
4 Swiss Army Man $675,012 -52% 600 -36 $1,125 $3,114,213 3 A24
5 Warcraft $443,340 -13% 228 -183 $1,944 $46,557,475 5 Universal
6 Me Before You $416,197 -49% 318 -205 $1,309 $54,802,331 6 Warner Bros. / New Line
7 X-Men: Apocalypse $410,257 -55% 288 -342 $1,425 $154,499,734 7 Fox
8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows $320,880 -58% 293 -426 $1,095 $80,404,681 6 Paramount
9 Love & Friendship $304,100 -25% 161 -24 $1,889 $13,127,142 9 Roadside / Amazon
10 Captain America: Civil War $293,217 -62% 238 -129 $1,232 $406,226,381 10 Disney
11 The Lobster $262,155 -16% 122 -29 $2,149 $8,382,566 16 A24
12 The Jungle Book (2016) $252,298 -61% 197 -97 $1,281 $360,163,181 13 Disney
13 Alice Through the Looking Glass $215,765 -45% 145 -47 $1,488 $76,122,761 7 Disney
14 The Nice Guys $192,849 -35% 212 -52 $910 $35,884,063 8 Warner Bros.
15 The Angry Birds Movie $190,088 -40% 203 -75 $936 $106,126,504 8 Sony / Columbia
16 Maggie’s Plan $163,838 -30% 103 -55 $1,591 $2,928,772 8 Sony Pictures Classics
17 Zootopia $129,738 -23% 161 -30 $806 $340,984,985 19 Disney
18 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising $82,795 -27% 127 -20 $652 $55,291,815 8 Universal
19 Money Monster $80,081 -33% 141 -31 $568 $40,882,037 9 Sony / TriStar
20 Sing Street $54,155 181% 101 81 $536 $3,173,411 13 Weinstein Company

PLATFORM (1 — 99)
# TITLE WEEKEND LOCATIONS AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST.
1 Hunt for the Wilderpeople $387,110 171% 72 49 $5,377 $728,748 3 The Orchard
2 Cold War 2 $157,385 — 22 — $7,154 $157,385 1 Well Go USA
3 A Beautiful Planet $155,661 -8% 34 -2 $4,578 $3,387,714 11 IMAX
4 The Music of Strangers $148,187 36% 77 16 $1,925 $570,426 5
5 Captain Fantastic $93,824 — 4 — $23,456 $93,824 1 Bleecker Street
6 Genius $78,275 -35% 77 -21 $1,017 $1,207,588 5 Roadside Attractions
7 Tickled $62,456 12% 33 8 $1,893 $291,906 4 Magnolia Pictures
8 Dark Horse (2016) $59,744 -33% 52 -15 $1,149 $749,639 10 Sony Pictures Classics
9 Zero Days $49,110 — 18 — $2,728 $49,110 1 Magnolia Pictures
10 The Neon Demon $43,722 -68% 16 -169 $2,733 $1,235,464 3 Broad Green / Amazon
11 Eat That Question $32,236 1% 15 5 $2,149 $113,225 3 Sony Pictures Classics
12 Barbershop: The Next Cut $30,244 -25% 55 -11 $550 $54,014,580 13 Warner Bros. / New Line
13 Our Little Sister $25,118 — 3 — $8,373 $25,118 1 Sony Pictures Classics
14 Miracles from Heaven $22,078 -19% 45 -4 $491 $40,824,034 17 Sony / Columbia
15 Life, Animated $21,070 -4% 8 5 $2,634 $52,690 2 The Orchard
16 The Meddler $16,552 -46% 24 -6 $690 $4,222,790 12 Sony Pictures Classics
17 Under the Sun $15,454 — 2 — $7,727 $21,066 1
18 Dough $14,515 21% 7 -1 $2,074 $1,077,828 22 Menemsha Films
19 The Kind Words $13,312 -14% 6 2 $2,219 $53,041 3 Strand Releasing
20 Eye in the Sky $11,320 -38% 16 -21 $708 $18,686,817 18 Bleecker Street
21 Kung Fu Panda 3 $10,892 -24% 23 -6 $474 $143,508,522 24 Fox / DreamWorks Animation
22 Born to Be Wild 3D $8,477 15% 4 1 $2,119 $24,813,458 275 Warner Bros. / IMAX
23 The Witness (2016) $8,046 -44% 7 0 $1,149 $127,440 6 FilmRise
24 The Wailing $7,097 55% 4 1 $1,774 $741,040 8 Well Go USA
25 Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made $6,959 204% 13 7 $535 $56,202 4
26 My Love, Don’t Cross That River $6,785 631% 6 3 $1,131 $34,501 4
27 Hello, My Name Is Doris $6,711 7% 13 -5 $516 $14,434,907 18 Roadside Attractions
28 Last Cab to Darwin $4,883 9% 4 1 $1,221 $14,930 5 First Run Features
29 God’s Not Dead 2 $3,796 -36% 11 -3 $345 $20,768,824 15 Pure Flix
30 Indian Point $3,186 — 1 — $3,186 $3,186 1 First Run Features
31 Sunset Song $3,102 -32% 5 -3 $620 $140,771 9 Magnolia Pictures
32 From Afar $2,947 -20% 3 0 $982 $27,373 5 Strand Releasing
33 De Palma $2,827 -44% 11 -4 $257 $146,297 5 A24
34 No One’s Life Is Easy (So I Married An Anti-Fan) $2,650 -95% 6 -16 $442 $87,365 2
35 Miles Ahead $2,374 -60% 12 -5 $198 $2,608,016 15 Sony Pictures Classics
36 Hockney $2,333 — 1 — $2,333 $119,715 12 Film Movement
37 Men Go to Battle $2,087 — 1 — $2,087 $2,087 1 Film Movement
38 Argentina $1,668 -51% 2 -1 $834 $12,985 4 First Run Features
39 Green Room $1,512 37% 3 0 $504 $3,219,029 13 A24
40 High-Rise $1,414 -66% 3 -4 $471 $320,558 9 Magnolia / Magnet
41 The Fallen Idol (2016 re-issue) $1,091 — 1 — $1,091 $51,830 7 Rialto Pictures
42 Unlocking the Cage $998 — 2 — $499 $26,111 7 First Run Features
43 Cosmos $936 -62% 1 0 $936 $14,457 4
44 The Measure of a Man $884 — 1 — $884 $110,324 13 Kino Lorber
45 Germans & Jews $880 -48% 1 0 $880 $22,928 5 First Run Features
46 Wedding Doll $784 -71% 2 -2 $392 $55,599 13 Strand Releasing
47 Paths of the Soul $743 -17% 1 0 $743 $20,315 9
48 Journey to the South Pacific $725 -17% 1 0 $725 $7,141,704 137 IMAX / MacGillivray Freeman
49 Hubble 3D $681 -7% 2 -1 $341 $51,696,299 330 Warner Bros. / IMAX
50 Island of Lemurs: Madagascar $574 — 1 — $574 $10,658,746 119 Warner Bros. / IMAX
51 Our Last Tango $530 -87% 2 -2 $265 $98,343 13 Strand Releasing
52 Presenting Princess Shaw $440 44% 1 0 $440 $34,070 7 Magnolia Pictures

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