“The Secret Life Of Pets” predictably obliterated its competition at the Friday US box office, positioning itself for a dominant weekend victory.
“Pets” earned about $38.5 million in opening day receipts. The tally, which puts the film on track for an opening weekend in the $95-$102 million range, more than quintuples that of Friday’s #2 film.
“Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates,” that film, earned about $6.7 million Friday.
While “Mike and Dave” was #2 at the Friday box office, it may be overtaken by the more family-skewing (thus Saturday matinee-friendly) “Finding Dory” and “The Legend Of Tarzan” by the end of the weekend.
“Finding Dory” was Friday’s #3 film with $6.3 million; “Tarzan” was #4 with $6.1 million.
“The Purge: Election Year” completed the Friday Top 5 with $4.0 million in receipts.
