“Suicide Squad” Scores at the Box Office

It was a big weekend at the box office, as Suicide Squad managed to hold off bad reviews to bring in some decent money in its debut. Here’s what went down:

Suicide Squad debuted with an estimated $135 million to land at the top of the box office. It also beat the August record previously held by Guardians of the Galaxy with $94.3 million. This is a strong showing, especially in the face of the terrible reviews the film received. The big question now is how bad will next weekend’s drop be – anything more than 60% will be a disaster.

As for the rest of the top five, Jason Bourne dropped 61% (not good) to fall to number two with $22 million. Bad Moms was in third place with $14.2 million, with The Secret Life of Pets behind in it fourth place with $11.5 million. Star Trek Beyond closed things off in fifth place with $10.2 million.

So, to recap, here were our predictions:

1) Suicide Squad – $135 million
2) Jason Bourne – $25 million
3) Bad Moms – $14 million
4) Star Trek Beyond – $10 million
5) The Secret Life of Pets – $8 million

And here’s how the weekend is estimated to turn out:

1) Suicide Squad – $135 million
2) Jason Bourne – $22 million
3) Bad Moms – $14.2 million
4) The Secret Life of Pets – $11.5 million
5) Star Trek Beyond – $10.2 million

Next weekend sees the release of Sausage Party and Pete’s Dragon. Be sure to check back on Friday to see our predictions!