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New releases “The Equalizer 2” and “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” predictably earn the top two slots at the US weekend box office.<\/p>\n

Based on studio estimates, the former takes first place. It is expected to close the weekend with $35.8 million.<\/p>\n

“Mamma Mia!” lands in second with an estimated $34.4 million.<\/p>\n

Both films outperformed their predecessors. The first “Equalizer” earned $34.1 million in its inaugural weekend, while the original “Mamma Mia!” grabbed $27.8 million.<\/p>\n

“Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation,” last weekend’s winner, follows at #3 on this weekend’s chart. It earned another $23.2 million, bringing its cumulative total to $91.1 million.<\/p>\n

Down two places, “Ant-Man And The Wasp” takes #4 with $16.1 million (cume now $164.6 million). “Incredibles 2” concurrently falls one place to #5. It added $11.5 million to its running total (cume now $557.3 million).<\/p>\n

— “Unfriended: Dark Web,” which launched on just under 1550 screens, takes ninth place with $3.5 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Equalizer 2\u201d tops \u201cMamma Mia! Here We Go Again\u201d at the US weekend box office.","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":115842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[36,1050],"tags":[11295,10827,11189,11285,11345,11346],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n"The Equalizer 2" Narrowly Beats "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" At US Box Office<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New releases "The Equalizer 2" and "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" predictably earn the top two slots at the US weekend box office. 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