Box Office Results: Kung Fu Panda and Dune Again Lead the Way

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In a repeat from last weekend, the animated adventure Kung Fu Panda 4 and Dune: Part Two led the box office, per Deadline. Both movies maintained their strong performance, with Panda experiencing only a 48% decline, accumulating $30 million in its second weekend and reaching a domestic total of $107.7 million. Meanwhile, Dune saw a 37% drop, earning $29.1 million in its third weekend and bringing its domestic total to $205.3 million.

Panda has grossed a stellar $177M worldwide, though it has yet to roll out in some territories. Dune, meanwhile, leaped past the $500M mark after accruing another $51.2M from 73 international markets. Per the trade, Denis Villeneuve’s sequel is tracking 47% ahead of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, 20% over Godzilla vs. Kong, and 7% ahead of Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning.

Elsewhere, Mark Wahlberg’s Arthur the King struggled against stiff competition, snagging just $7.5M (3,003 theaters), A24’s Love Lies Bleeding earned just $2.485M (1,362 theaters), Bleeker Street’s One Life collected a mere $1.7M (983 theaters), and Focus Features’ The American Society of Magical Negroes flatlined with $1.25M (1,147 theaters) — the third arthouse dud in a row for Universal following Lisa Frankenstein ($3.7M) and Drive-Away Dolls ($5M).

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire will be released this weekend. Some box office experts believe it will open with $50M. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire follows a week later.

1.)  (Uni/DWA) 4,067 theaters, Fri $8.8M (-55%) Sat $12.7M Sun $8.3M 3-day (-48%), Total /Wk 2

2.)(Leg/WB) 3,847 theaters (-227), Fri $8.15M (-33%) Sat $12M Sun $9M 3-day  (-37%)/Total /Wk 3

3.)  (LG) 3,003 theaters, Fri $3M Sat $2.8M Sun $1.7M 3-day/Wk 1

4.)  (LG) 3,118 theaters, Fri $1.68M (-53%) Sat $2.4M Sun $1.48M 3-day  (-44%), Total  /Wk 2

5.) (Angel) 2,850 (+10) theaters, Fri $837K (-73%) Sat $1.1M Sun $874K 3-day (-60%) Total /Wk 2

6.)  (A24) 1,362 theaters (+1,357) Fri $1.1M, Sat $790K, Sun $592K 3-day , Total /Wk 2

7.)  (Par) 2272