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US Box Office Weekend Report 30th July - 1st August 2021: Jungle Cruise makes its debut at the top of the American box Office

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Jungle Cruise
Disney release its latest movie, Jungle Cruise, which makes its debut at the top of the North American box office with little in the way of competition.

Beating all expectations indie movie The Green Knight makes its debut at number 2 while rounding out the top 5 is the new Matt Damon movie Stillwater.

US box office QuickView

Jungle Cruise
  • Number 1 - Jungle Cruise (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Jungle Cruise (@1)
  • Longest run - A Quiet Place: Part II and Cruella (10 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Fast & Furious 9 ($168.5 Million)

North American Box Office Top 5 Breakdown Weekend 30th July 1st August 2021

Jungle Cruise

Disney release their latest movie based on a ride which hits the top of the North American box office with $34.2 Million on its debut.

As the world is still trying to cope with the global pandemic this is never going to hit the same heights at the other movies based on a ride

Pirates of the Caribbean but its a good start for the movie and its already the 16th top movie of 2021.

The Green Knight

The Green Knight

Starring Dev Patel and directed by David Lowery this historical drama about the nephew of King Arthur makes a surprise new entry at number 2 this week.

The movie takes a very respectable, especially in the current box office climate $6.7 Million debut, largely pushed by very good critical reviews.

Old

Falling to number 3 from its debut position at the top of the box office is the M. Night Shyamalan directed movie which takes $6.7 Million on its second weekend, a quite large 60% drop.

This takes the movie total US gross to $30.6 Million after its 2 weeks on the chart.

In truth it had a tough fight with the new number 2 movie The Green Knight and only missed out on the number 2 position by a few thousand dollars.

Black Widow

The Marvel movie falls to number 4 this weekend with $6.4 Million, a decent 45% drop, giving the movie a $167 Million total after 4 weeks.

Stillwater

Finally in the top 5 a new entry for Matt Damon as his new movies makes its debut at 5 with $5.12 Million.

This weeks top 10 US Box Office films

  1. Jungle Cruise - $34,200,000
  2. The Green Knight - $6,784,000
  3. Old - $6,760,000
  4. Black Widow - $6,426,000
  5. Stillwater - $5,120,000
  6. Space Jam: A New Legacy - $4,325,673
  7. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins - $4,000,000
  8. Fast and Furious 9 - $2,650,000
  9. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions - $2,200,000
  10. The Boss Baby 2: Family Business - $1,300,000
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