Box Office Battle: “Civil War” beats “Abigail” to stay atop with $11M

“Box Office Battle” is The Fly’s weekly roundup of what movies topped the weekend’s box office.

A24’s “Civil War” stayed at number one in its second weekend with another $11M for a domestic cume of $45M. The dystopian action movie sports a B- CinemaScore, with the audience skewing heavily male – 73%.

BOX OFFICE RUNNER-UPS: Comcast (CMCSA) subsidiary Universal’s “Abigail” placed number two with a $10.2M debut. Behind it was Warner Bros. (WBD) and Legendary’s “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” with another $9.8M as it crossed the $170M mark domestically. Lionsgate (LGF.B) new movie “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” placed number four with a $9M debut. Rounding out the top five, Sony (SONY)/Crunchyroll’s new anime offering “Spy × Family Code: White” grossed an estimated $4.9M.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:

1. “Civil War” – $11M
2. “Abigail” – $10.2M
3. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” – $9.8M
4. “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” – $9M
5. “Spy × Family Code: White” – $4.9M

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