Secret Life of Pets beats Ghostbusters at the box office

For a fifth week in a row, animated films continue to dominate the top of the box office.

1. The Secret Life of Pets

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The Secret Life of Pets won its weekend with $50.56M for a new domestic total of  $203.14M off of its $75M budget. One has to wonder how quickly we’ll hear a sequel being announced.

2. Ghostbusters

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Ghostbusters has finally arrived, and the numbers came in slightly below projects with the film taking in $46M off of its $144M budget.

3. The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan is still hanging in there and took in $11.12M for a new domestic total of $103M. Globally it stands at $193.65M off of a $180M budget.

4. Finding Dory

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Finding Dory swam into the record books in its fourth weekend to become the highest-grossing animated film domestically. The sequel took in $11M for a new domestic total of $445.5M and globally it sits at $721.7M.

5. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates landed in fifth place with $7.5M and a new domestic total of $31.32M off of its $33M budget.