Godzilla: King Of The Monsters Tops The Box Office

The latest box office numbers are in, and Godzilla: King of the Monsters was No. 1. It made an estimated $49 million in the United States and Canada to come out on top in its debut weekend. That is a massive number, but it was slightly below industry projections of $50 million, according to Entertainment Weekly, which supplied all the box office numbers.

Additionally, the $49 million start is well below the movies that it serves as a sequel to. 2014's Godzilla made $93.2 million over its opening weekend, while 2016's Kong: Skull Island--which is in the same MonsterVerse--debuted with $61 million over its first weekend.

King of the Monsters made $130 million from overseas markets for a global opening-weekend haul of $179 million. The movie stars Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, and Ken Watanabe; it was directed by Michael Dougherty (Superman Returns, X-Men 2).

Disney's Aladdin made $42.3 million in its second weekend to finish No. 2, while the Elton John biopic Rocketman starring Taron Egerton was No. 3 with $25 million. Another new movie, the Octavia Spencer-starring horror film Ma made $18.3 million to land at No. 4, while John Wick 3 rounded up the top five $11.1 million.

Avengers: Endgame made a further $7.8 million to to push its lifetime domestic box office to more than $815.5 million. Worldwide, Endgame has made $2.713 billion, which is still behind Avatar's all-time record of $2.788 billion.

May 31-June 2

Via Entertainment Weekly

1. Godzilla: King of the Monsters -- $49 million
2. Aladdin -- $42.3 million
3. Rocketman -- $25 million
4. Ma -- $18.3 million
5. John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum -- $11.1 million
6. Avengers: Endgame -- $7.8 million
7. Pokemon Detective Pikachu -- $6.7 million
8. Booksmart -- $3.3 million
9. Brightburn -- $2.3 million
10. The Hustle -- $1.3 million