After nearly 20 years and a dozen films, the current manifestation of X-Men movies is going out with a whimper.
Scorched by poor reviews, the $200 million “Dark Phoenix” earned a franchise low of $33 million from 3,721 North American locations over the weekend for a second place finish, according to studio estimates Sunday.
First place went instead to “The Secret Life of Pets 2.”
The Universal Pictures and Illumination sequel, featuring the voices of Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish and Harrison Ford in his first animated role, grossed an estimated $47.1 million in ticket sales.
Although less than half of what the first film opened to in 2016, it’s still a major win for the studio, considering the production budget was around $80 million.
Including international grosses, its global total is already sitting at $97 million.
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