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The tidal wave of Finding Dory overwhelmed the Independence Day sequel at the US box office.

In its second week, Pixar’s sequel to 2003′s Finding Nemo – featuring the voice of Ellen DeGeneres as the forgetful blue fish – easily remained on top with an estimated $73.2 million (£53.4 million).

That figure far surpassed the $41.6 million (£30.4 million) opening of Independence Day: Resurgence.

It debuted well behind its 1996 original, which opened with $50.2 million (£36.7 million), or about $77 million (£56.2 million) in inflation-adjusted dollars.

Elsewhere, Blake Lively’s shark thriller The Shallows rode a wave of good reviews to a better-than-expected $16.7 million (£12.2 million) for Sony.

Matthew McConaughey’s Civil War drama Free State Of Jones disappointed with just $7.7 million (£5.6 million), a blow to the upstart studio STX Entertainment.

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Finding Dory has already set a new box office record – just three days after it was released.

The much-anticipated Disney-Pixar sequel to 2003’s Finding Nemo has had the biggest opening weekend of all time for an animated film, raking in an estimated $136.2 million.

Disney had predicted that the film would earn around $100 million over the weekend, according to The Wrap.

But it surpassed expectations to take the crown from previous record-holder Shrek the Third, which grossed $121.6 million in its opening weekend.

Finding Dory also broke records for the biggest single day at the box office for an animated movie for both Friday and Thursday, beating Shrek the Third and Minions respectively for those days.

The film also broke Pixar records, beating the opening weekend of Toy Story 3, which grossed $110 million in its first few days of release in 2010.

As if all that wasn’t enough, Finding Dory is also the second-largest June opening of all time. It’s beaten only by last year’s monster hit Jurassic World.

Finding Nemo, in comparison, earned $70.2 million in its opening weekend 13 years ago, and has grossed $936.7 million worldwide since.

Finding Dory, which focuses on Dory going in search of her parents, features the voice talents of Ellen DeGeneres, Ed O’Neill, Ty Burrell, Diane Keaton, Albert Brooks and Idris Elba.

It is released in the UK on July 29.

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Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin has died in a car accident at the age of 27.

The Russian-born star was involved in a traffic collision earlier today (June 19), his publicist Jennifer Allen has confirmed. He was tragically hit by his car after it rolled down his driveway.

Los Angeles police spokesperson Jenny Hauser said in a statement: “A fatal traffic collision happened in Studio City.

“On Sunday, June 19 at 1.10 in the morning, a fatal traffic collision occurred. It was the result of the victim’s own car rolling backwards down his steep driveway, pinning him against a brick mailbox pillar and security fence.

“The victim was on his way to meet his friends for rehearsal. And when he didn’t show up, his friends went to his house, where they found him deceased by his car. It appeared he had momentarily exited his car leaving it in the driveway.”

Yelchin was known for his role as Chekov in the Star Trek movies, as well as performances in Terminator Salvation and Like Crazy.

The actor is also set to appear in Star Trek Beyond, which is released later this year.

The Star Trek studio and cast, Anna Kendrick and Guillermo del Toro were among the stars paying tribute to Yelchin, describing him as a “huge loss”.

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The Conjuring 2 has topped the US box office after taking $40m in its first week.

The horror sequel beat Warcraft to the top spot, which is new at 2 with $24m.

Meanwhile, Now You See Me 2 is new at 3 with £23m, while Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is at 4 with $14.8m.

X-Men: Apocalypse is at 5 with $10m, Me Before You is at 6 with $9.2m, and The Angry Birds Movie is at 7 with $6.7m.

Elsewhere, Alice Through the Looking Glass is at 8 with $5.5m and Captain America: Civil War is at 9 with $4.3m.

Finally, The Jungle Book rounds out the top ten with $2.7m.

The top ten in full is as follows:

1. (-) The Conjuring 2 – $40, 350,000

2. (-) Warcraft – $24, 356,000

3. (-) Now You See Me 2 – $23,025,000

4. (1) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows – $14,800,000

5. (2) X-Men: Apocalypse – $10,000,000

6. (3) Me Before You – $9,210,000

7. (5) The Angry Birds Movie – $6,700,000

8. (4) Alice Through the Looking Glass – $5,544,821

9. (6) Captain America: Civil War – $4,300,195

10. (9) The Jungle Book– $2,721,000

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Cowabunga dude! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows has skateboarded straight to the top of the US box office in its opening week, earning $35,250,000.

The film is the sequel to the 2014 live action film about the heroic turtles and stars Megan Fox, Stephen Amell and Will Arnett.

The action comedy pushed X-Men: Apocalypse, which was last week’s frontrunner, into second place.

The latest addition to the Marvel franchise, X-Men took $22,325,000 this week.

Me Before You is another new entry at number three. The romance, which stars The Hunger Games‘ Sam Claflin and Game of Thrones‘ Emilia Clarke, earned $18,270,00.

Last week’s second place film, Alice Through the Looking Glass, has slipped into fourth place after taking $10,691,000, while the top five is completed by The Angry Birds Movie, which falls from third place. The animation took $9,775,000 this week.

Captain America: Civil War is at number six this week, having fallen two places from number four, with the Marvel blockbuster taking $7,591,000.

Comedy sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising has fallen two spots into number seven, raking in $4,700,000, while Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is a new entry at number eight. The Andy Samberg-starring musical drama has taken $4,630,000.

The Jungle Book drops two places into number nine after earning $4,247,000 this week, while the top ten is completed by last week’s number seven The Nice Guys, which has taken $3,520,000.

The top ten in full is as follows:

1. (-) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows – $35,250,000

2. (1) X-Men: Apocalypse – $22,325,000

3. (-) Me Before You – $18,270,000

4. (2) Alice Through The Looking Glass – $10,691,000

5. (3) The Angry Birds Movie – $9,775,000

6. (4) Captain America: Civil War – $7,591,000

7. (5) Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising – $4,700,000

8. (-) Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping – $4,630,000

9. (6) The Jungle Book – $4,247,000

10. (7) The Nice Guys – $3,520,000

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