Also making its debut in theaters was the new Disney/Pixar animated film Elemental, which took second place with $29.5 million.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse dropped one spot to third place. The animated film took in an extra $27.8 million for a three-week total of $280.4 million. Click here to read our review.
Last weekend’s top movie, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts plummeted to fourth place, earning an additional $20 million for a two-week total of $100.6 million.
Rounding out the top five was The Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey as Ariel. It dropped two spots, taking in another $11.6 million for a four-week total domestic take of $253.6 million. ~Alexandra Heilbron