LOS ANGELES _ Disney's live-action "Dumbo" remake managed to unseat Universal's "Us" from the top of the box office over the weekend, despite the film's soft opening.
"Dumbo," which comes 78 years after the beloved animated original, opened with $45 million, below analyst projections of $50 million to $58 million, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.
The movie earned mixed reviews from audiences and critics with an A-minus CinemaScore and a 50 percent rating on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes.
Directed by Tim Burton, who remade "Alice in Wonderland" into a live-action blockbuster for the studio in 2010, the picture is nearly twice as long as the 1941 original and cost an estimated $170 million to make.
Its opening numbers pale in comparison to similar live-action Disney fare such as "Beauty and the Beast," which opened with $174.7 million in 2017, and "The Jungle Book," which debuted with $103.3 million in 2016. This year, Disney will also release live-action re-imaginings of "Aladdin" and "The Lion King," as well as a "Maleficent" sequel.
At No. 2, "Us" added $33.6 million in its second weekend, a 53 percent decline, for a cumulative $128.2 million. Globally, it earned $56.2 million over the weekend for a cumulative $174.5 million.
Horror movies typically drop by 60 percent in their second weekend, but director Jordan Peele has established himself as a filmmaker to watch following 2017's "Get Out" and, now, "Us." Strong word-of-mouth praise and positive critical reviews have also bolstered the film's box office success.
Now in its fourth week, Disney's "Captain Marvel" landed at No. 3 with $20.5 million for a cumulative $353.8 million. It earned $46.9 million globally for a cumulative $990.6 million and will likely cross the $1 billion mark by this weekend. It currently stands as the No. 10 global superhero release of all time.
In fourth place, CBS Films and Lionsgate's "Five Feet Apart" added $6.3 million in its third weekend for a cumulative $35.9 million.
Rounding out the top five, PureFlix's "Unplanned" premiered with $6.1 million. The drama follows a Planned Parenthood clinic director who becomes an anti-abortion activist. It earned a 53 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Also new over the weekend, Neon's "The Beach Bum" landed at No. 10 with $1.8 million. The film stars Matthew McConaughey and was written and directed by Harmony Korine ("Spring Breakers"). It earned a 52 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating.
This week, STX Entertainment opens the drama "The Best of Enemies," Paramount reveals its "Pet Sematary" remake, and Warner Bros. debuts the superhero movie "Shazam!"
In limited release, Neon premieres the Aretha Franklin documentary "Amazing Grace," and Greenwich Entertainment opens "The Public."
