Angel, a thriller that has Secret Service Agent Gerard Butler on the run after being framed for trying to assassinate the president, opened to $21.4 million. That's roughly what the franchise's last entry, London Has Fallen, pulled in on its opening weekend, which suggests that Angel might be able to equal London's $62.5 million final gross.
Finishing second is raunchy comedy Good Boys, which took in $11.6 million. Its ten-day total stands at $41.9 million. These Boys seem to be on a trajectory toward $75 million, though if the film holds up well over the next few weeks, it could finish with $10 to $15 million more.
Coming in third is Christian drama Overcomer, which took in $8.1 million. That's less than many of the Christian films with well-known secular actors have opened at, but more than many of the films with no-name casts have made. It is right in the wheelhouse of director Alex Kendrick, who has a knack for making Christian films that do very well, even if the biggest name he's cast is Kirk Cameron. Overcomer looks likely to make at least $30 million.
Rounding out the Top 5 are long-running hits Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw and The Lion King. Both films make around $8.1 million. Hobbs now stands at $147.6 million, and King reigns with $510.6 million, making it the highest-grossing of Disney's live-action(ish) re-imaginings.
Opening in sixth is horror/comedy Ready or Not. Good reviews helped propel the film to a bloody good $8 million weekend and $11 million since its Wednesday opening. This one also looks to be heading toward $30 million.
In seventh, The Angry Birds Movie 2 held up surprisingly decently, taking in $6.4 million to bring it's 13-day total to $27.1 million. It looks likely to hit at least $40 million, and with some luck, might even be able to make it to $50 million.
Rounding out the Top 10 are Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, which made $5.9 million for a total of $50.4 million, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, which took in $5.3 million for a gross of $43.2 million, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which made $5 million to bring its earnings to $123.2 million.
Outside the Top 10, The Peanut Butter Falcon went semi-wide, making an OK $3 million. Right now, it stands at $3.7 million total.
Labor Day weekend is the one three-day weekend of the year that's not really a prime moviegoing weekend. That explains why Hollywood is more or less taking the weekend off. Opening is action drama Don't Let Go, starring David Oyelowo who tries to prevent his niece's murder after the fact after discovering he can have phone conversations with her from before the crime. Also out is Bennett's War, about an injured solder who supports his family by racing motocross. It's unlikely either of these films will come close to the top, which should be a battle between Angel Has Fallen, Good Boys, and Overcomer. We'll find out how the lack of new movies affects Labor Day grosses next week.
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