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6/26/2022 17:06pm
Box Office Battle: ‘Elvis’ ties with ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ for top spot

"Box Office Battle" is The Fly's weekly roundup of what movies topped the weekend's box office.

Warner Bros. (WBD) “Elvis” and Paramount’s (PARA) “Top Gun: Maverick” tied for the top spot at the domestic box office this weekend with an estimated $30.5M. The winner won’t be declared until Monday when final grosses are tallied. “Top Gun: Maverick” enjoyed a boost in its fifth outing as it was rereleased in select Imax and premium large-format screens. Overseas, the movie earned another $44.5M as it joined the billion-dollar club at the global box office. Meanwhile, “Elvis” opened ahead of expectations, earning an A- CinemaScore and a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

BOX OFFICE RUNNER-UPS: Comcast (CMCSA) subsidiary Universal's “Jurassic World Dominion” placed number 3 with $26.4M as it cleared the $300M mark in North America. Behind it was another Universal title, “The Black Phone,” opening to $23.4M. Rounding out the top five, Pixar and Disney’s (DIS) “Lightyear” grossed an estimated $17.7M in its second outing.


WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:

  • “Top Gun: Maverick” - $30.5M
  • “Elvis” - $30.5M
  • “Jurassic World Dominion” - $26.4M
  • “The Black Phone” - $23.4M
  • “Lightyear” - $17.7M

Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include Lionsgate's (LGF.A) and Sony (SONY).


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