Box: Getting the Shaft

1. Men In Black International - $30m / $30m / $78m
2. Secret Life of Pets 2 - $27m / $95m / $150m
3. Shaft - $16m / $16m / $42m
4. Aladdin - $14m / $260m / $294m
5. Dark Phoenix - $12m / $56m / $76m
6. Rocketman - $8m / $65m / $84m
7. Godzilla: King of the Monsters - $7m / $92.5m / $105m
8. Late Night - $5m / $5.5m / $18m
9. John Wick: Ch. 3 - $4.5m / $147m / $157m
10. Ma - $4m / $41m / $49m
***Avengers: Endgame - $2.5m / $829m / $834m
***The Dead Don't Die - $2m / $2m / $5.5m

As expected, reviews are poor for MIB International. Hemsworth has fared poorly outside his Marvel films, and add this to the long line of sequels/reboots that never should have been made. Dark Phoenix is looking to be an outright bomb as well, reportedly losing the studio nearly $100m. Shaft also opens, and buzz feels almost non-existent. It probably won't even do what the 2000 installment did unadjusted. Late Night expands wide after a solid limited performance last weekend. Sadly, comedies are dead and original films are struggling. I guess that also goes for The Dead Don't Die, which opens just under the wide threshold at about 500+ locations. The Avengers, John Wick and Aladdin may be the only genuine winners so far this summer, with good performances by Pokemon, Rocketman and Ma. Thank goodness Toy Story 4 arrives next weekend. Save us, Buzz and Woody.