'Ghostbusters' makes $46 million, 'Secret Life of Pets' no. 1 with $50.6 million

Meriah Doty


'Ghostbusters' Opens At No. 2 With $46M
'Ghostbusters' Opens At No. 2 With $46M

"Ghostbusters" came in at second place during its first weekend in theaters, grossing an estimated $46 million from 3,963 screens.

Grosses for Sony and Village Roadshow's horror-comedy reboot are right in line with expectations.

Universal and Illumination Entertainment's "The Secret Life of Pets" won the box office in its second weekend in a row with $50.6 million from 4,381 locations — shy of initial predictions of $55 million.

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The PG-rated animated feature came in close behind "Ghostbusters" on Friday with $15.1 million and was expected to gain momentum on Saturday and Sunday, when families flock to theaters.

The reboot, starring Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon, grossed $17.2 million to lead the box office on Friday. But that wasn't enough to propel it to a weekend win.

Made on a production budget of $144 million, the film revolves around the lead Ghostbusters tackling a whole new haunting in New York City.

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It received generally favorable reviews, with a current Rotten Tomatoes score of 73 percent, but a weighted Metacritic score of only 60. "Ghostbusters" also has a B+ Cinemascore, reflecting audience anticipation levels among those surveyed.

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Meanwhile, Broad Green's drug cartel drama "The Infiltrator" made $6.7 million during its five-day opening — $5.3 million of that during the three-day weekend. In theaters since Wednesday, the fact-based film stars Oscar winner Bryan Cranston and played on 1,601 screens.

The film has an A- Cinemascore with mixed review averages: 65 percent Rotten Tomatoes and a favorable 66 Metascore.

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Grosses for "The Infiltrator" are in line with analyst expectations.

More to come...

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