Perhaps one of the most underrated aspects of Marvel Studios’ dominance at the box office is their uncanny ability to have sequels outperform the previous films. Unless it’s a rare exception, common sense would dictate that a sequel will do less than its predecessor. But when it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you’re almost guaranteed a higher opening weekend with each subsequent film.

So, it’s no surprise that this weekend’s first weekend total for “Ant-Man and the Wasp” performed far better than the first “Ant-Man” back in 2015.

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In the wild and crazy summer months of box office reporting, there are actually weekends that can be labeled as boring and predictable. This weekend surely is one of those times. Not only did the films in the top 10 all fall where anticipated, but there really weren’t any surprising numbers at all.

For the second weekend in a row, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” earned the #1 spot. This weekend the dino actioner pulled in an estimated $60 million, for an expected drop of -59.5% from its big opening.

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We’re about to discover whether “Get Out” and “The Carmichael Show” scene-stealer Lil Rey Howery is a star in his own right. The upcoming “Uncle Drew” stars Howerey as Dax, a down on his luck Harlem street ball fanatic. Dax sets out to defeat his street ball nemesis (Nick Kroll) with the help and tutelage of “old-timer” Uncle Drew (Kyrie Irving).

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