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B次元官网网址淪pider-Man: Far From Home,B次元官网网址� the first Marvel movie after B次元官网网址淎vengers: Endgame,B次元官网网址� swung past any franchise fatigue to dominate the July Fourth holiday weekend, raking in an estimated $185.1 million since opening Tuesday and earning $93.6 million from Friday to Sunday in North American theatres.

The opening gave Sony Pictures one of its best weeks ever. B次元官网网址淔ar From Home,B次元官网网址� which opened overseas before landing in the U.S., has grossed $580 million worldwide in 10 days of release.

It also came with an assist from DisneyB次元官网网址檚 Marvel Studios, which has partnered with Sony on this and its last two B次元官网网址淪pider-ManB次元官网网址� releases: 2017B次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淪pider-Man: HomecomingB次元官网网址� and last yearB次元官网网址檚 animated spinoff B次元官网网址淪pider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.B次元官网网址�

Though B次元官网网址淔ar From HomeB次元官网网址� fell short of the $117 million Friday to Sunday domestic opening of B次元官网网址淗omecoming,B次元官网网址� its unconventional Tuesday opening paid off. The filmB次元官网网址檚 $39.3 million opening day set a record for any movie on a Tuesday.

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To help whet the appetites of Marvel fans B次元官网网址� and to approach the record $2.79 billion gross of B次元官网网址淎vatarB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� Disney re-released B次元官网网址淓ndgameB次元官网网址� in theatres the weekend ahead of B次元官网网址淔ar From Home.B次元官网网址�

Part of the draw of the film, starring Tom Holland as Spider-Man and Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio, was seeing the first installment in a new chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (B次元官网网址淓ndgameB次元官网网址� still narrowly trails B次元官网网址淎vatar,B次元官网网址� unadjusted for inflation, with $2.77 billion.)

The strong performance of B次元官网网址淔ar From Home,B次元官网网址� which cost approximately $160 million to produce, along with the sustained interest in holdovers like B次元官网网址淭oy Story 4,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址漎esterday,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址滱nnabelle Comes HomeB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淎laddin,B次元官网网址� helped the industry knock down the deficit compared with this time last year about a percentage point.

Due in part to a number of underperforming sequels including B次元官网网址淕odzilla: King of MonstersB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淢en in Black International,B次元官网网址� the year is running 8.4% behind last year. But Marvel has been immune to the ups and downs of sequel making B次元官网网址� itB次元官网网址檚 behind the yearB次元官网网址檚 top two films: B次元官网网址淓ndgameB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淐aptain Marvel.B次元官网网址�

Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore, thinks B次元官网网址淔ar From HomeB次元官网网址� may have turned the tide.

B次元官网网址淭his movie was exactly the shot in the arm the summer needed, emotionally and spiritually if not financially,B次元官网网址� said Dergarabedian, who noted the weekend overall was roughly equal to the same timeframe last year. B次元官网网址淭he whole notion of franchise fatigue, while true in some cases, is not in all. When movies arenB次元官网网址檛 great, thatB次元官网网址檚 when people get fatigued.B次元官网网址�

Perhaps just as cheering for the industry is how well a number of films are holding.

After two weeks atop the box office, B次元官网网址淭oy Story 4B次元官网网址� slid a modest 43% to second place, with $34.3 million. It has now taken in $650 million globally. Universal PicturesB次元官网网址� Beatles-themed romantic comedy B次元官网网址淵esterdayB次元官网网址� dropped only 37 per cent in its second weekend, with $10.8 million.

The Warner Bros. B次元官网网址淐onjuringB次元官网网址� spinoff sequel B次元官网网址淎nnabelle Comes HomeB次元官网网址� snagged $10.8 million in its second weekend. And DisneyB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淎laddin,B次元官网网址� with $7.6 million in its seventh week of release, has accumulated $921.7 million worldwide.

Just behind those films was Ari AsterB次元官网网址檚 sun-dappled horror tale B次元官网网址淢idsommar,B次元官网网址� starring Florence Pugh, drawing $6.6 million over the weekend and $10.9 million since opening Wednesday. The debut was well shy of the $13.6 million opening of AsterB次元官网网址檚 first-feature sensation B次元官网网址淗ereditary,B次元官网网址� starring Toni Collette, which became A24B次元官网网址檚 highest grossing film, with $79.3 million worldwide.

A24 nevertheless hailed the results for B次元官网网址淢idsommar,B次元官网网址� saying B次元官网网址渋t firmly cements Aster as one of the most exciting new directors to come around in a long while.B次元官网网址�

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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Comscore.

Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included.

1. B次元官网网址淪pider-Man: Far From Home,B次元官网网址� $93.6 million ($238 million international).

2. B次元官网网址淭oy Story 4,B次元官网网址� $34.3 million ($43.1 million international).

3. B次元官网网址淵esterday,B次元官网网址� $10.8 million ($7.9 million international).

4. B次元官网网址淎nnabelle Comes Home,B次元官网网址� $10.8 million ($20.4 million international).

5. B次元官网网址淎laddin,B次元官网网址� $7.6 million ($16.2 million international).

6. B次元官网网址淢idsommar,B次元官网网址� $6.6 million ($761,000 international).

7. B次元官网网址淭he Secret Life of Pets 2,B次元官网网址� $4.8 million ($22.4 million international).

8. B次元官网网址淢en in Black International,B次元官网网址� $3.6 million ($3.7 million international).

9. B次元官网网址淎vengers: Endgame,B次元官网网址� $3.1 million ($1.3 million international).

10. B次元官网网址淩ocketman,B次元官网网址� $2.8 million ($1.5 million international)

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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theatres (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to Comscore.

1. B次元官网网址淪pider-Man: Far From Home,B次元官网网址� $238 million.

2. B次元官网网址淭he White Storm 2: Drug Lords,B次元官网网址� $59.7 million.

3. B次元官网网址淭oy Story 4,B次元官网网址� $43.1 million.

4. B次元官网网址淭he Secret Life of Pets 2,B次元官网网址� $22.4 million

5. B次元官网网址淎nnabelle Comes Home,B次元官网网址� $20.4 million.

6. B次元官网网址淎laddin,B次元官网网址� $16.2 million.

7. B次元官网网址淵esterday,B次元官网网址� $7.9 million.

8. B次元官网网址淪pirited Away,B次元官网网址� $4.1 million.

9. B次元官网网址淢en in Black International,B次元官网网址� $3.7 million.

10. B次元官网网址淧ig Man: Happy Pig Year,B次元官网网址� $3.1 million.

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Jake Coyle, The Associated Press

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