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‘Angel Has Fallen’ tops box office with $21.3 million debut


26 August 2019  

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NEW YORK: “Angel Has Fallen” has topped the box office with a $21.3 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The Lionsgate film beat expectations going into the weekend, opening similarly to the previous 2016 installment “London Has Fallen.” The film series stars Gerard Butler as a Secret Service agent protecting the U.S. president played by Morgan Freeman. In “Angel Has Fallen,” Butler’s agent is wrongly accused of trying to assassinate the president.

1. “Angel Has Fallen,” $21.3 million ($8.4 million international).

2. “Good Boys,” $11.8 million ($3.5 million international).

3. “Overcomer,” $8 million.

4. “The Lion King,” $8.2 million ($30 million international).

5. “Hobbs & Shaw,” $8.1 million ($120 million international).

6. “Ready or Not,” $7.6 million.

7. “The Angry Birds 2 Movie,” $6.4 million ($10.2 million international).

8. “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” $6 million ($3.5 million international).

9. “Dora and the Lost City of Gold,” $5.2 million ($3.2 million international).

10. “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” $5 million ($28 million international).

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to Comscore.

1. “Hobbs & Shaw,” $120 million.

2. “The Lion King,” $30 million.

3. “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” $28 million.

4. “Ne Zha,” $22.9 million.

5. “The Angry Birds Movie 2,” $10.2 million.

6. “Angel Has Fallen,” $8.4 million.

7. “The Bravest,” $6.1 million.

8. “The Secret Life of Pets,” $4.9 million.

9. “Metamorphosis,” $4.7 million.

10. “Crawl,” $4.1 million.

(Agencies)

Publish Date : 26 August 2019 15:18 PM

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