Thor: Love and Thunder couldn’t win this battle and slipped to second place. The Marvel film, starring Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman, made another $22.1 million this weekend, grossing $276.2 million overall.
Minions: The Rise of Gru moved down to third place, taking in an additional $17.7 million in its fourth week for a domestic total of $297.9 million. The newest installment in the Despicable Me universe tells the story of a young Gru’s (Steve Carell) dream to become the world’s greatest supervillain.
It was a close race for fourth place between Top Gun: Maverick and Where The Crawdads Sing. The murder mystery starring Daisy Edgar-Jones landed in fourth with $10.3 million for a two-week total of $38.3 million, while the action sequel starring Tom Cruise rounded out the top five, bringing in another $10 million for a total of $635.6 million. ~Claudia Minardi