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US Box Office Weekend 3 - 5 August 2018: Tom Cruise stays at the top with Challenge from Christopher Robin

US Box Office Weekend 3 - 5 August 2018:  Tom Cruise stays at the top with Challenge from Christopher Robin
Mission:Impossible - Fallout
Mission:Impossible Fallout retains its lead on the US box office this weekend keeping competition from Christopher Robin and The Spy Who dumped me at bay.

Christopher Robin

A second weekend total of 435 million was enough to make sure that the Tom Cruise franchise movie was at the top for a second weekend, the film now has a domestic US total of $124.4 million after 10 days of release.

Highest new entry of the week is Disneys Christopher Robin which makes its chart debut at 2, the Ewan McGregor movie opens with $25 million.

Also making its debut inside the top 5 is The Spy Who Dumped Me which enters at number 3, the film starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon takes $12.3 million on its opening.

Dropping to number 4 this week is Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again with $9 million and also dropping is The Equalizer 2 which is at number 5 this week with a weekend gross of $8.8 million.

Highest total grossing movie on the US chart this week is Incredibles 2 which has now taken over $580 million on its 8 week run.

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