“Godzilla: King of the Monsters” won the box office this weekend, but its $49 million opening weekend was down from the early estimates of $60- to $65 million. The previous “Godzilla” movie opened with $93.2 million in 2014.
The Elton John movie “Rocketman” also debuted in the Top 3 with $25 million. Here’s the Top 10 . . .
1. NEW: “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”, $49 million
2. “Aladdin”, $42.3 million. Up to $185 million in its 2nd week.
3. NEW: “Rocketman”, $25 million
4. NEW: “Ma”, $18.3 million
5. “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum”, $11.1 million. Up to $125.8 million in its 3rd week.
6. “Avengers: Endgame”, $7.8 million. Up to $815.5 million in its 6th week.
7. “Detective Pikachu”, $6.7 million. Up to $130.6 million in its 4th week.
8. “Booksmart”, $3.3 million. Up to $14.4 million in its 2nd week.
9. “Brightburn”, $2.3 million. Up to $14.2 million in its 2nd week.
10. “The Hustle”, $1.3 million. Up to $33.2 million in its 4th week.
