It’s not gone down well with critics, but Suicide Squad is proving to be a HUGE hit at the US box office, after topping tickets for the second week in a row.
The David Ayer-directed movie took $43m in its second week, taking its total earnings to $222m.
The blockbuster, starring Jared Leto, Margot Robbie and Will Smith, saw off competition from Seth Rogen’s animated comedy Sausage Party, which is new at two with $33m.
Pete’s Dragon – Disney’s latest live-action movie which looks adorable – is also new at three, just above Jason Bourne at four with $14m.
There’s little change in the rest of the top ten, with Mila Kunis’s Bad Moms at five with $11m and animation The Secret Life of Pets at six with $8m.
Star Trek Beyond lives long and prospers at number seven, down two on last week, and Meryl Streep’s biopic Florence Foster Jenkins arrives at eight with $6m.
Finally, Kevin Spacey’s family comedy Nine Lives and horror movie Lights Out round out the top ten.
The top ten in full is as follows:
1. (1) Suicide Squad – $43,770,000
2. (-) Sausage Party – $33,600,000
3. (-) Pete’s Dragon– $21,501,000
4. (2) Jason Bourne – $13,620,000
5. (3) Bad Moms – $11,450,000
6. (4) The Secret Life of Pets – $8,840,000
7. (5) Star Trek Beyond – $6,800,000
8. (-) Florence Foster Jenkins – $6,580,000
9. (6) Night Lives – $3,500,000
10. (7) Lights Out – $3,220,000
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