Box Office Battle: John Krasinki’s Ryan Reynolds “IF” wins weekend with $35M debut

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

John Krasinski and Paramount’s (PARA) “IF” won the weekend at the box office with a $35M debut. The live action/CGI hybrid movie starring Ryan Reynolds was poorly received by critics but audiences gave it an A CinemaScore. Overseas, “IF” grossed an estimated $20M from 52 markets for a global cume of $59M.

BOX OFFICE RUNNER-UPS: 20th Century and Disney (DIS) “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” placed number two with another $26M as the movie crossed the $100M mark domestically. Behind it was Lionsgate’s (LGF.A) horror pic “The Strangers: Chapter 1” with a better-than-expected $12M.  Comcast (CMCSA) subsidiary Universal’s “The Fall Guy” placed number four with $8.5M in its third outing. Rounding out the top five, MGM Amazon Studios’ (AMZN) “Challengers” grossed an estimated 2.9M from 1,938 locations.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:

1. “IF” – $35M
2. “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” – $26M
3. “The Strangers: Chapter 1” – $12M
4. “The Fall Guy” – $8.5M
5. “Challengers” – $2.9M

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