'The Fall Guy' kicks off the summer box office on top – but still lands below expectations. And are the 'Star Wars' prequels making a comeback? We're breaking down the weekend's box office numbers on today's THR Charts: The Breakdown for Monday, May 6th.
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00:00 The Fall Guy kicks off the summer box office on top, but still lands below expectations.
00:05 And are the Star Wars prequels making a comeback?
00:08 I'm Leslie Corral and I'm breaking down this weekend's box office numbers on today's THR
00:12 Charts. The Breakdown for Monday, May 6th.
00:14 You've done this a million times. And so have you. You know, you just jinxed it.
00:17 You just jinxed it!
00:20 The action comedy starring Ryan Gosling debuted at number one with 27.7 million.
00:26 The film also stars Emily Blunt and is inspired by the 1980 show.
00:29 And while it did debut on top, it still fell below expectations, which were about 30 to 35 million.
00:34 This weekend's box office is actually down 53% from the same time last year when Marvel's
00:40 Guardians of the Galaxy 3 did bananas at the box office.
00:43 Universal is hoping that The Fall Guy's good reviews and audience scores
00:47 grows its numbers in the following weeks.
00:49 Coming in at number two.
00:50 Star Wars The Phantom Menace. Are we back in '99?
00:56 Actually, it's part of Disney's re-release in celebration of the film's 25th anniversary.
00:59 The movie which kicked off the Star Wars prequels has grown in appreciation over the years.
01:03 And hey, I'm here for it. I'm a prequels fan.
01:06 All right, on to number three.
01:07 Challengers. The sexy tennis drama starring Zendaya.
01:10 Coming in at number four was Taro.
01:12 And rounding out the top five, Godzilla vs Kong The New Empire.
01:15 Here's a look again at the full top five.
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