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Walt Disney Pictures(LOS ANGELES) -- Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon topped the weekend box office, delivering an estimated $8.6 million in its opening weekend. Its release couldn't have been better timed, as theaters in several major citie...

‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ breathes fire into the weekend box office with $8.6 million debut

Walt Disney Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon topped the weekend box office, delivering an estimated $8.6 million in its opening weekend.

Its release couldn’t have been better timed, as theaters in several major cities, including Chicago, San Francisco, and New York City, re-opened for the first time in nearly a year.

Raya and the Last Dragon also flew off with an estimated $17.6 million overseas, bringing its worldwide total to $26.2 million.

The computer-animated adventure, featuring the voices of Kelly Marie Tran and Awkwafina, was also available on Disney+ for a $30 premium fee.

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The live-action/animated film Tom and Jerry dropped to second place in its second week of release, earning an estimated $6.6 million.

Chaos Walking, the sci-fi thriller starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley landed in third place, grabbing an estimated $3.8 million in its debut weekend.

The week’s third and final new release to crack the top five, the R-rated coming of age drama Boogie, took fourth place with an estimated $1.2 million.

Rounding out the top five was The Croods: A New Age, delivering an estimated $780,000 in its 15th week of release, for a total of $53.6 million here in the states. Its worldwide total now stands at $157.7 million.

By George Costantino
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