The Fate of the Furious held strong in first place at the domestic box office for its second consecutive week, while Unforgettable and The Promise had underwhelming debuts.
Universal's eighth Fast and the Furious film, which surpassed Star Wars: The Force Awakens with the biggest worldwide opening of all time, earned an estimated $38.7 million at the domestic box office. As noted by Variety, this marks a 61 percent drop from its $100.2 million domestic debut last week.
That said, the film continues to perform incredibly well internationally. The current foreign total for The Fate of the Furious stands at an impressive $744.8 million, with its worldwide total now at a staggering $908.4 million.
Meanwhile, Unforgettable underwhelmed in its box office debut, placing seventh with an estimated $4.8 million. Director Denise Di Novi new thriller, starring Katherine Heigl and Rosario Dawson, had a production budget of approximately $12 million. For our thoughts on the film, check out IGN's review of the Unforgettable.
This weekend also brought with it the debut of The Promise, which disappointed in its opening weekend as well. The Terry George-directed history drama, starring Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon and Christian Bale, placed ninth with an estimated $4.1 million, and cost $90 million to make. Read IGN's The Promise review to find out why we found it to be "an important movie that you’ll wish was just a little bit better."
Here are this weekend's Top 10 North American box office estimates via comScore:
1. The Fate of the Furious $38.7 million
2. The Boss Baby $12.8 million
3. Beauty and the Beast $10 million
4. Born in China $5.1 million
5. Going in Style $5 million
6. Smurfs: The Lost Village $4.9 million
7. Unforgettable $4.8 million
8. Gifted $4.5 million
9. The Promise $4.1 million
10. The Lost City of Z $2.1 million
Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
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