Crazy Rich Asians repeating in first place at the weekend box office isn’t a surprise due to the lack of new competition (lets face it, new films tend to challenge for first). What is a surprise is how well the film did and how little it dropped from the previous week. The movie was first at the weekend box office with an estimated $25 million which is just a 5.7% drop from the previous week. That’s one of the smallest of all-time.

The film expanded internationally with 12 new markets for a total of 18. It earned an estimated $6 million to bring its total to $7.1 million internationally. It had the largest opening for a romantic comedy in Singapore where it earned $1.8 million. The movie opens in Australia on August 30 and mid-September in the UK.

Domestically the film has earned $76.8 million and with its $7.1 million earned at the box office the movie has made $83.9 million worldwide off of a $30 million budget after 12 days.

The Meg repeated in second place, giving Warner Bros. another one-two placement, with an estimated $13 million. That brings its domestic total to $105.3 million. Internationally the film brought in $32.7 million from 65 territories to bring that total to $303.3 million and a worldwide total of $408.6 million.

In third place was the debut of The Happytime Murders with a not surprising $10 million. The film was savaged in reviews from critics and moviegoers. This one will likely be an early exit from the theaters.

Mission: Impossible – Fallout earned an estimated $8 million domestically and nears $194 million after five weeks. It also brought in $13 million internationally from 61 markets. Worldwide it has earned $538.7 million.

Rounding out the top five was Disney’s Christopher Robin which added $6.3 million to its domestic total to bring it to $77.6 million. Internationally it has grossed $35.1 million for a worldwide total of $112.7 million.

When it comes to comic adaptations…

Ant-Man and the Wasp came in at #14 for the weekend, slipping two spots from the previous week. It earned an estimated $1.8 million to bring its domestic total to $211.5 million. debuted in China where it brought in an estimated $68 million, the fourth largest opening for the Marvel Cinematic Universe in that market. The movie opens in Japan, its final market, next weekend. Internationally the film has earned $332.6 million for a worldwide total of $544.1 million.

Avengers: Infinity War keeps bringing in the dollars earning $51,000 domestically. That total now stands at $678.7 million after 18 weeks, the longest of any film in the top 45. Internationally the film has earned $1.367 billion for a worldwide total of $2.046 billion.

We’ll be back at noon for a deeper dive into this year’s comic adaptations.