Mission Impossible: Fallout Stays Strong At Top Of Box Office Chart

The action sequel Mission Impossible: Fallout maintained its position at the top of the box office chart in the first weekend of what is often one of the quietest months for theater-going. With all the big Hollywood blockbusters now on release and the more prestigious awards-oriented movies still a couple of months from theaters, August release slots are often used by studios as a dumping ground for movies that aren't expected to do as well.

In terms of box office, 2017 had the worst August in 20 years, but the mammoth success of Fallout has at least ensured that 2018 will be better. The movie made $35 million in its first three days, bringing its domestic total to $124.8 million to date. The family movie Christoper Robin opened in second place, with a $24.5 take, with the R-rated comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me at No.3 with $12.1 million. Both films fell short of studio expectations, but as Box Office Mojo points out, a lack of competition in the next few weeks should help their ongoing performance.

The week's only other new release was the Young Adult sci-fi adaptation The Darkest Minds, which debuted at No.8. Despite a wide release, the movie only made $5.8 million, which is the 11th worst opening of all time for a movie released onto more than 3,000 screens.

Elsewhere, the musical comedy Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again slipped to No.4 in its third week on release, while the Denzel Washington-starring The Equalizer 2 dropped to No.5. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Incredibles 2 all continued to do solid business at No.6, 7, and 9 respectively. The animated Teen Titans Go! To the Movies fell to No.10 in only its second week.

You can see the full Top 10 list for the August 3-5 US box office below, as compiled by Box Office Mojo.

US/Canada Box Office For August 3-5:

1. Mission Impossible: Fallout – $35.1 million
2. Disney's Christopher Robin – $24.5 million
3. The Spy Who Dumped Me – $12.1 million
4. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again – $15.0 million
5. The Equalizer 2 – $14.0 million
6. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation – $8.0 million
7. Ant-Man and the Wasp – $6.3 million
8. The Darkest Minds – $5.8 million
9. Incredibles 2 – $4.9 million
10. Teen Titans Go! To The Movies – $4.7 million