Box Office: August 9-11, 2019: HOBBS & SHAW, SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK, THE LION KING, & More

Box Office August 9-11, 2019

Hobbs & Shaw was Number One at the box office over the weekend for the second week in a row with $25.4 Million for $108 Million in the United States. Worldwide, Hobbs & Shaw has made $332.6 Million so far.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark premiered in Second Place at the box office over the weekend with $20.8 Million.

The Lion King was Third at the box office with $20 Million for $473.1 Million in the United States. Worldwide, The Lion King has made $1.3 Billion so far.

Dora and the Lost City of Gold premiered in Fourth Place at the box office over the weekend with $17 Million in the United States.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was Fifth at the box office over the weekend with $11.6 Million for $100.3 Million. Worldwide, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood has made $108 Million so far.

The Art of Racing in the Rain (premiered this week), The Kitchen (premiered this week), Spider-Man: Far from Home, Toy Story 4, and Bring the Soul: The Movie (premiered this week) rounded out the Top Ten respectively.

The films in the Top Ten that opened this weekend at the box office:

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a 2019 horror film directed by André Øvredal, based on the children’s book series of the same name by Alvin Schwartz. The screenplay was adapted by Dan and Kevin Hageman, from a screen story by producer Guillermo del Toro, as well as Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. The film, an international co-production of the United States and Canada, stars Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, and Lorraine Toussaint.

Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a 2019 American adventure film directed by James Bobin. It is a live-action adaptation and continuation of Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.’s television series Dora the Explorer. It stars Isabela Moner as the title character, with Eugenio Derbez, Michael Peña, Eva Longoria, and Danny Trejo in supporting roles.

The Art of Racing in the Rain is a 2019 American comedy-drama film directed by Simon Curtis and written by Mark Bomback, based on the 2008 novel of the same name by author Garth Stein. The film stars Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried and Kevin Costner as the voice of Enzo.

The Kitchen is a 2019 American crime drama film written and directed by Andrea Berloff, in her directorial debut. The film is based on the Vertigo comic book miniseries of the same name by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle. The film stars an ensemble cast, featuring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss as the wives of Irish mobsters who take over organized crime operations in the 1970s in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood after the FBI arrests their husbands. The film also features Domhnall Gleeson, James Badge Dale, Brian d’Arcy James, with Margo Martindale, Common, and Bill Camp in supporting roles.

Next week sees the release of: 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, The Angry Birds Movie 2, Good Boys, and a plethora of other mainstream and independent films. Find my predictions on these releases in the weekly The Bottom Line column. A preview: 47 Meters Down: Uncaged will be Number One at the box office.

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