Alex Garland's dystopian political action film 'Civil War' beat out new vampire pic 'Abigail' to top the weekend box office. 'Civil War,' about an America torn apart, held in well to stay No. 1 in its second weekend with $11 million for a domestic total of $45 million for indie studio A24.
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00:00 "We're American, okay?" "Okay. What kind of American are you?"
00:06 Alex Garland's dystopian political action film Civil War beat out new vampire pick Abigail
00:12 to top the weekend's box office. Civil War, about an America torn apart, held in well to stay number
00:18 one in its second weekend with $11 million for a domestic total of $45 million for indie studio
00:24 A24. Heading into the weekend, Universal's Abigail was expected to take a bigger bite out of Civil War
00:30 but instead opened to $10.2 million, still a respectable number for a studio film that cost
00:35 a modest $28 million to make before marketing. The movie follows the horrors that happen when
00:40 a group of criminals kidnap a 12-year-old who's the daughter of an underworld figure and is a
00:45 vampire. "A ballerina vampire." Warner Brothers and Legendary's Godzilla and Kong the New Empire
00:53 remained a force to be reckoned with in its fourth weekend, earning another $9.8 million
00:58 as it stomped past the $170 million mark domestically and a huge $485.2 million globally.
01:06 Another new entry to the weekend was Guy Ritchie's film The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,
01:13 which wasn't too far behind with an opening of $9 million. The ensemble film, led by Henry Cavill,
01:19 chronicles a covert World War II mission loosely based on real events. "It's very good."
01:25 For more on this weekend's box office, head to the article on THR.com.
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