His enemies may not agree, but America was clearly happy to see the return of Matt Damon's oft-amnesiac super spy Jason Bourne. The new, eponymous film about the man, directed once more by Paul Greengrass, earned $60 million at the US box office, according to studio estimates.
Launching after a nine-year break (at least in terms of the main Bourne movies, not counting The Bourne Legacy) the new one enjoyed a kick-off that was much more successful than Legacy, and with a overseas earnings around $50.1 million, it has already crossed the $100 million mark, racking up more than $110 million globally.
Star Trek Beyond saw a relatively hefty second-week drop from last week's start at the top, but landed second with $24 million for a current US total of $105.7 million. It was enough to stay ahead of a second new arrival, comedy Bad Moms, which had a healthy debut, earning $23.4 million. Not bad given its $20 million budget.
In fourth we find The Secret Life Of Pets, as the Illumination animation continues to do well, taking home $18.2 million for more than $296.1 million domestically. Worldwide, the film is creeping towards the $400 million mark. Horror movie Lights Out also maintained a healthy run for its second week, adding $10.8 million in fifth and crossing the $42 million barrier – which is especially good given its sub-$5 million budget. A Lights Out sequel has already been announced, and we can expect brisk business when the original movie finally arrives here and elsewhere later in August.
Ice Age: Collision Course, on the other hand, continues to underperform compared to its franchise predecessors. The chill really has set in on this one, as it dropped two places to sixth and adding $10.5 million for a sorry $42.1 million total in the States to date. Ghostbusters slipped to seventh and made $9.8 million, for $106.1 million in the US and $158.2 million worldwide so far.
Thriller Nerve kicked off its run with a less-than-impressive $9 million over the weekend, but had sneakily opened on Wednesday to get a jump on the competition, meaning its actual current total is a hair over $15 million. With a $20 million budget, it still has a chance. Finding Dory, on the other hand, continues to show its box office dominance. The latest Pixar success story has more than $469 million in its Stateside bank after seven weeks on release, and has only recently started expanding globally (it opened here in the UK this weekend) and is up to $830.5 million worldwide, knocking on the door of the billion-dollar club with a fin. Can you really knock with a fin? We'd ask Dory, but she's forgotten. Finally (not fin-ally, we're not terrible), The Legend Of Tarzan prepared to swing its way out of the top 10, falling to 10th with $2.4 million. The latest interpretation of the hero has taken in $121.8 million in the States and more than $309 million globally.