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n a surprise victory and much-needed boost for the comedy genre, Universal’s raunchy tween pic Good Boys laughed its way to the top of the U.S. box office chart with $21 million from 3,204 theaters.The film, produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, marks the first time that an R-rated comedy has placed No. 1 since The Boss in spring 2016.
The top 12 movies of the weekend, as of Sunday, August 18, are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good Boys | Universal | $21,000,000 | 3,204 | $6,554 | $21,000,000 |
| 2 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Universal | $14,140,000 | 3,757 | $3,764 | $133,741,600 |
| 3 | Lion King, The | Disney | $11,900,000 | 3,560 | $3,343 | $496,107,985 |
| 4 | Angry Birds Movie 2, The | Sony | $10,500,000 | 3,869 | $2,714 | $16,237,146 |
| 5 | Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark | Lionsgate | $10,050,000 | 3,135 | $3,206 | $40,216,784 |
| 6 | 47 Meters Down: Uncaged | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures | $9,000,000 | 2,853 | $3,155 | $9,000,000 |
| 7 | Dora And The Lost City Of Gold | Paramount | $8,500,000 | 3,735 | $2,276 | $33,909,724 |
| 8 | Once Upon A Time In Hollywood | Sony | $7,600,000 | 2,504 | $3,035 | $114,348,212 |
| 9 | Blinded By The Light | Warner Bros. | $4,450,000 | 2,307 | $1,929 | $4,450,000 |
| 10 | Art Of Racing In The Rain, The | 20th Century Fox | $4,403,000 | 2,765 | $1,592 | $16,881,187 |
| 11 | Where’d You Go Bernadette | United Artists Releasing | $3,450,000 | 2,404 | $1,435 | $3,450,000 |
| 12 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Sony | $2,755,000 | 1,515 | $1,818 | $376,629,545 |
