Jon M. Chu’sCrazy Rich Asianseasily took the number one spot at the Labor Daybox office, earning over $28 million and landing the best gross for the long holiday weekend in over a decade. The film took in just over $22.1 million for the three-day total. The romantic comedy dropped only 11 percent from last weekend and has brought in a total of $110 million domestically in three weeks. Jason Statham’sThe Megtook the second position again this weekend, bringing in $13.4 million over the holiday weekend and $10.5 for the three-day total. The giant prehistoric shark action-thriller has been doing solid at the box office ever since its release four weeks ago and has earned over $465.7 million worldwide.
The third spot at this weekend’s box office went toMission: Impossible 6, which took in over $7. The Tom Cruise-starring film has consistently stayed in the top five since its debut, 6 weeks ago. Taking the fourth position this weekend isSearching, which earned $6 million and $7.6 for the four-day long weekend total. The thriller, about a Korean-American family living in the San Francisco Bay Area, opened in more theaters over the weekend and has been slowly doing great business at the box office.
Operation Finalemade its debut this weekend and took the fifth spot, bringing in over $6 million. Oscar Isaac plays a Mossad agent who tracks down Adolf Eichmann, who is one of the architects of the Holocaust in the film, which has been getting rave reviews. Elsewhere, Disney’sChristopher Robintook the sixth position over the holiday weekend, earning $5.1 million, falling only 17 percent from last weekend and holding the sixth position for two weekends in a row. The live-action movie has brought in over $133 million worldwide since its debut at the beginning of August.
AlphaandThe Happytime Murderstook the seventh and eighth spots at the box office with $4.5 million and $4.4 million, respectively. Melissa McCarthy’s raunchy puppet movie crashed and burned in its first week, earning the actress her worst debut. The film has consistently gotten pretty terrible reviews over the last few weeks, which is the opposite ofAlpha, which has gotten great reviews and has earned over $47.2 million worldwide.
Spike Lee’sBlacKkKlansmantook the ninth spot at the box office this weekend, taking in $4.1 million in the three-day total and $5.2 for the holiday weekend.Mile 22earned the tenth spot at this weekend’s box office, bringing in over $3.5 million for the three-day total and $4.5, including the holiday. The summertime box office has officially come to a close andCrazy Rich Asianshas helped theaters end on a high note. you may get the rest of this weekend’s box office total over atBox Office Mojo.
