'Mamma Mia!' Sequel Falls Behind Denzel Washington's 'Equalizer 2' For Top Box Office Spot

The weekend’s other big new opener, “Unfriended: Dark Web,” also a sequel, scared up $3.5 million for a ninth-place start. The only two originals in the top 10 were “Skyscraper” and “Sorry to Bother You.”

“People are enjoying these films,” said Dergarabedian. “It doesn’t matter if there’s a number after the title.”

And yet there are still original films and documentaries making their own modest impact on the charts, including “Blindspotting,” a buddy comedy with some serious themes about race and class starring Tony-winner Daveed Diggs that opened in 14 theaters and made an estimated $332,500.

“Movies like ‘Sorry to Bother You’ and ‘Blindspotting’ are showing that in the summer people don’t live by blockbusters alone,” Dergarabedian said.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. “The Equalizer 2,” $35.8 million ($3.3 million international).

2. “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” $34.4 million ($42.4 million international).

3. “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation,” $23.2 million ($37.7 million international).

4. “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” $16.1 million ($21.6 million international).

5. “Incredibles 2,” $11.5 million ($36.5 million international).

6. “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” $11 million ($17.3 million international).

7. “Skyscraper,” $11 million ($27.3 million international).

8. “The First Purge,” $5 million ($8.9 million international).

9. “Unfriended: Dark Web,” $3.5 million.

10. “Sorry to Bother You,” $2.8 million.

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

1. “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” $42.4 million.

2. “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation,” $37.7 million.

3. “Incredibles 2,” $36.5 million.

4. “Skyscraper,” $27.3 million.

5. “Dying to Survive,” $25.3 million.

6. “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” $21.6 million.

7. “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” $17.3 million.

8. “Hidden Man,” $10.4 million.

9. “The First Purge,” $8.9 million.

10. “Animal Crackers,” $3.7 million.

Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by 21st Century Fox; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.