Warner Bros. capped off a decent summer season with the historic release of Crazy Rich Asians, which exceeded expectations and took the top spot at the North American weekend box office with $25.2 million.
This marks the second straight box office win in a row for the studio, with last week’s gigantic winner The Meg dropping 53.4% to take second place with $21.2 million, bringing its domestic total to $83.8 million. On the flip side, the weekend’s other two new releases, STX’s Mile 22 and Sony’s Alpha, both underperformed, while the latest from embattled actor Kevin Spacey, Billionaire Boys Club, became the biggest bomb of the year with perhaps the worst opening weekend in recent memory.
Source: IGN.com Crazy Rich Asians, The Meg Top the Box Office