Aladdin Scores At The US Box Office

Aladdin 2019

by James White |
Published on

We hope Mr. Wick enjoyed his one week stay at the top of the box office charts in the States, as Disney came a-calling to retake its place. Aladdin, the latest animated-to-live-action adaptation from the Mouse House, earned $112.7 million across the four-day Memorial Day weekend, according to studio estimates.

Worldwide, the film has now hit more than $233 million, taking advantage of holiday time in other countries, including our own spring bank holiday. John Wick: Chapter 3, meanwhile only fell around 45%, taking in $31 million and handily crossing the $100 million mark for a $107.6 million domestic total. It has now achieved the highest gross to date of any of the three films, and it's no surprise that a fourth is already at the planning stages for a 2021 release.

Avengers: Endgame was pushed to third, adding $22.3 million, ahead of Detective Pikachu in fourth with $17.25 million.

You have to dig down to fifth place to find the week's second new arrival, as horror-inflected tale Brightburn launched with a disappointing $9.5 million (though with a low $6 million budget, it doesn't have to do a lot to start making a profit). Booksmart, which really deserves to be doing better, landed in sixth place, with Olivia Wilde's directorial debut taking home $8.6 million.

A Dog's Journey slipped to seventh, making $5.5 million, while The Hustle dropped to eighth on $4.7 million. The Intruder took $2.9 million in ninth, while Long Shot was down to 10th and $2.1 million.

Keep up to date with all the latest movie news, click here to subscribe to Empire on Great Magazines and have the latest issue delivered to your door every month.

Just so you know, we may receive a commission or other compensation from the links on this website - read why you should trust us