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Superman” is still atop the hierarchy of power at the box office in its second weekend, flying above new wide releases “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” “Smurfs” and “Eddington.” The DC Studios universe-rebooter earned about $16.
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Superman easily reigns as the box office champion for the second weekend in a row, and James Gunn’s opus made an estimated $57.3 million domestically in its sophomore stanza. Unfortunately for newcomers I Know What You Did Last Summer and Smurfs,
Warner Bros retains global box office bragging rights for the weekend, with an estimated $102.5m for DC Studios’ Superman in its second session. Total after two weekends of play is $406.8m – breaking down into $171.8m for 78 international markets and a powerful $235.0m in North America.
“Smurfs,” which billionaire pop star Rihanna stars in, produced and wrote music for, is shaping up to be both a critical and box office flop despite marketing that placed the billionaire’s name front and center. “Smurfs,” which opened in theaters Friday, failed to impress critics, earning just a 20% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Smurfs opened with underwhelming collections at the North American box office, marking the franchise's lowest opening ever.
"Superman" is expected to continue its high-flying box office dominance this weekend. But John Goodman and Nick Offerman join the mix, playing "blue" brothers in their latest "Smurfs'" movie.