Spielberg's The BFG Bombs at Weekend Box Office

The Legend of Tarzan, The Purge: Election Year debut in second and third place, respectively.

By Alex Osborn

Director Steven Spielberg's new Disney film The BFG had an underwhelming debut this weekend, placing fourth at the box office with $19.6 million.

The adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved children's book boasted a production budget of $140 million, making its performance this weekend nothing short of a major flop for the studio.

Meanwhile, Pixar's Finding Dory held strong in first place for yet another week, earning $41.9 million. Just behind in second place was The Legend of Tarzan, which debuted to $38.1 million.

While it exceeded expectations, Variety notes The Legend of Tarzan cost $180 million to produce, so Warner Bros. will have to depend on foreign performance before determining whether or not it was a successful endeavor.

This weekend also brought with it the debut of The Purge: Election Year, which had a successful opening for Universal, making $30.9 million off its modest $10 million budget. While it didn't manage to eclipse the original film's $34.1 million figure, the series' third installment did surpass The Purge: Anarchy's $29.8 million opening haul.

Rounding out the top five was Independence Day: Resurgence, which earned just $16.5 million after its underwhelming debut last weekend.

Here are this weekend's Top 10 domestic box office estimates via comScore:

1. Finding Dory $41.9 million

2. The Legend of Tarzan $38.1 million

3. The Purge: Election Year $30.9 million

4. The BFG $19.6 million

5. Independence Day: Resurgence $16.5 million

6. Central Intelligence $12.3 million

7. The Shallows $9 million

8. Free State of Jones $4.1 million

9. The Conjuring 2 $3.9 million

10. Now You See Me 2 $3 million

Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and subscribe to him on YouTube.

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