Weekend Box Office: ‘Good Boys’ Does Good Business, But No One Wants To Find Out Where ‘Bernadette’ Went

It took almost theentiresummer, but a comedy finally found its way to the top of the box office. The raunchyGood Boysended up winning the weekend, coming in first and knockingHobbs and Shawto number 2. But since Universal owns bothGood BoysandHobbs and Shaw, they still came out ahead. The biggest loser of the weekend box office was the Richard Linklater flickWhere’d You Go, Bernadette, which was never going to be a blockbuster to begin with but still underperformed.

Comedy has been struggling at the box office this summer, so it’s kind of a big deal thatGood Boysended up claiming the top spot over the weekend. The Seth Rogen-produced comedy about a bunch of potty-mouthed tweens scored $21 million. And in case you’re wondering just how dire the movie landscape is right now,Box Office Mojoreveals that the weekend haul makesGood Boysonly thethirdoriginal film in 2019 to have a number one opening weekend – the other two titles beingUsandThe Curse of La Llorona.

Good Boysat number one puts holdoversHobbs and Shawat number two andThe Lion Kingat number three. As for other new releases,The Angry Birds Movie 2came in at number four with $10.5 million. Entertainment Studios was hoping for a $15-16 million opening for47 Meters Down: Uncaged, but the shark sequel only took a bite out of $9 million.

The two biggest losers were smaller films. The Bruce Springsteen-inspiredBlinded by the Lightearned strong reviews and was such a crowd-pleaser at Sundance that New Line snapped it up for $15 million. But all the good buzz did not translate to the weekend box office, and the film only scored $4.45 million, putting it at number nine. Meanwhile, Richard Linklater’sWhere’d You Go, Bernadette, starring Cate Blanchett, couldn’t even crack the top ten, taking in only $3.45 million.  The flick reportedly cost $18 million to make and comes from Annapurna Pictures – a studio in the midst of financial troubles.

This week sees the release of the horror-comedyReady or Notas well as the threequelAngel Has Fallen. Start placing bets on whether or not either of those will break the bank. The current top 10 films at the box office can be seen below.

1. Good Boys

  1. Hobbs and Shaw

3. The Lion King

4. The Angry Birds Movie 2

  1. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

6. 47 Meters Down: Uncaged

  1. Dora and the Lost City of Gold

8. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  1. Blinded by the Light

  2. The Art of Racing in the Rain