LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Warner Bros.' horror spinoff sequel 'Annabelle: Creation' finally managed to elbow past the Chinese action film "Wolf Warrior 2" taking the top spot worldwide in the weekend box office and generating $57.5M according to estimates compiled by comScore.
Much of 'Annabelle's' success came from international markets, with the film posting just $15.5m domestically over the weekend and slipping to second place behind Lionsgate film's 'The Hitman's Bodyguard' which generated an estimated $21.6M domestically and $28.1M worldwide, according to comScore.
Other notables opening this weekend included 'Paradox,' a Hong Kong-Chinese action film directed by Wilson Yip, with action direction by Sammo Hung, posting $31 million worldwide on its debut weekend.
Conversely, Steven Soderbergh's heist movie 'Logan Lucky' (Bleecker Street) failed to find traction with audiences, generating a paltry $8.1m despite warm reviews from the critical press.
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, August 20, are below.
1. Annabelle: Creation – Warner Bros. – $57.5M
2. Wolf Warrior 2 – Multiple – $36.2M
3. Paradox – Multiple Chinese Distributors – $31.0M
4. Hitman's Bodyguard, The – Multiple – $28.1M
5. War For The Planet Of The Apes – 20th Century Fox – $22.5M
6. Emoji Movie, The – Sony – $15.8M
7. Dunkirk – Warner Bros. – $15.1M
8. Dark Tower, The – Sony – $11.2M
9. Despicable Me 3 – Universal – $10.4M
10. Spider-Man: Homecoming – Sony – $9.2M
11. Twenty Two – Multiple Chinese Distributors – $9.0M
12. Logan Lucky – Village Roadshow – $8.9M
The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, August 20, are below.
1. Hitman's Bodyguard, The – Lionsgate – $21.6M
2. Annabelle: Creation – Warner Bros. – $15.5M
3. Logan Lucky – Bleecker Street – $8.1M
4. Dunkirk – Warner Bros. – $6.7M
5. Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature – Open Road – $5.1M
6. Emoji Movie, The – Sony – $4.3M
7. Spider-Man: Homecoming – Sony – $4.2M
8. Girls Trip – Universal – $3.8M
