Finding Dory leading with $50.5 of July 4th Box Office

 

Despite three new wide releases, Finding Dory held onto first place its third weekend with another $41.9 million domestically and an estimated $50.5 million for the four-day Fourth of July box office. Internationally, the blockbuster sequel added another $34.4 million for a global three-day weekend of $76.3 million. The domestic total is now up to $372.2 million (through Sunday) and overseas total to $166 million, for a worldwide sum of $538.2 million.

The estimated $380.8 million the film will have made through Monday in North America makes it the fifth highest-grossing animated movie of all-time already domestically. When comparing the film to Finding Nemo, the 2003 release earned $380.8 million domestically and $555.9 million internationally for a worldwide total of $936.7 million. Finding Nemo helmer Andrew Stanton returned to the directors chair for the animated film, which features the voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Michael Sheen, Eugene Levy and Diane Keaton.

Opening in second place was Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Legend of Tarzan with $38.1 million over the three-day period from 3,561 theaters, an average of $10,709 per theater. The four-day total for the David Yates-directed film could reach $45 million. Debuting in 19 international markets this weekend, The Legend of Tarzan grossed $18.8 million overseas on about 6,700 screens for a worldwide total of $56.9 million through Sunday. $5.9 million of the film’s four-day worldwide box office is coming from 454 IMAX screens, with 332 domestic screens contributing $4.7 million. Made for a hefty $180 million, the film received an A- CinemaScore from audiences. The Legend of Tarzan stars Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz and Djimon Hounsou.