LOS ANGELES – It’s a huge opening weekend for “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” which took in $104 million to top all films in North America, according to industry estimates released Sunday.
The third film in the series based on a Marvel comic book character, which stars Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly, was light years ahead of the second- place film, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” which grossed $6.1 million in its 10th week in theaters, Comscore reported.
“Magic Mike’s Last Dance” was third with $5.5 million, one week after opening in first place.
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” was fourth with $5.2 million in its ninth week in theaters in the United States and Canada, followed by “Knock at the Cabin,” which made $3.9 million Friday through Sunday in its third week.
Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases, as estimated by Comscore, were “80 for Brady” ($3.6 million), “Titanic: 25-Year Anniversary” ($2.29 million), “Marlowe” ($1.9 million), “Missing” ($1.7 million) and “A Man Called Otto” ($1.6 million).