What did you see this weekend? Disney's photorealistic animated remake of the animated classic was all the rage as audiences stampeded to theaters like a herd of wildebeests. Though the numbers below are just estimates it's accounting for about 72% of the nation's box office. Insanity. Next time you hear someone complaining about 'Hollywood running out of ideas' check how many of Disney's recent remakes they've seen before taking them seriously.
| Weekend Box Office Estimates July 19th-21st 🔺 = New or Expanding / ★ = Highly Recommended |
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| W I D E |
PLATFORM / SPECIALTY TITLES |
 The Lion King |
 The Farewell |
| 1 🔺 The Lion King $185 *new* |
1 🔺 The Farewell $1.1 (cum. $1.6) REVIEW, INTERVIEW ★ |
| 2 Spider-Man Far From Home $21 (cum. $319.6) TOM HOLLAND, REVIEW |
2 🔺 Art of Self Defense $1 (cum. $1.2) REVIEW |
| 3 Toy Story 4 $14.6 (cum. $375.5) PODCAST, REVIEW |
3 Super 30 $445k (cum. $1.7) REVIEW, INTERVIEW ★ |
| 4 Crawl $6 (cum. $23.8) REVIEW |
4 🔺 Maiden $255k (cum. $850k) REVIEW ★ |
| 5 Yesterday $5.1 (cum. $57.5) |
5 🔺 Wild Rose $255k (cum. $1.1) PODCAST, SOUNDTRACKING |
| 6 Stuber $4 (cum. $16) REVIEW |
6 Last Black Man In... $249k (cum. $3.8) REVIEW, PODCAST, BEST OF ★ |
| 7 Aladdin $3.8 (cum. $340) REVIEW, 1992 RETRO |
7 Pavarotti $230k (cum. $3.9) |
| 8 Annabelle Comes Home $2.6 (cum. $66.5) |
8 Echo in the Canyon $207k (cum. $2.6) |
| 9 MidSommar $1.5 (cum. $22.4) REVIEW, PODCAST, BEST OF CRITICISMS ★ |
9🔺 Apollo 11 $75k (cum. $9) REVIEW ★ |
| 10 Secret Life of Pets 2 $1.5 (cum. $151.5) REVIEW |
10 Biggest Little Farm $62k (cum. $4) |
numbers on that chart are pulled from boxofficemojo
Expanding to other major markets in its second weekend The Farewell is still packing enough houses to almost make the regular top ten list despite being in only 35 theaters. Maiden is climbing the charts as it slowly expands but The Last Black Man in San Francisco is running out of juice in its 7th weekend. Apollo 11 also got a mini boost as it re-expanded to just over 100 theaters. Still, it looks like an 8 figure gross is out of the question despite being the top documentary hit of the year (thus far).