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NEW WKND #BoxOffice Chart
▶️ #HowToTrainYourDragon repeats at #1
▶️ 2nd place opening for #28YearsLater
▶️ #Elio sinks to Pixar's lowest debut ever
▶️ TOP 10 did $120.6M, -19% vs last year when Inside Out 2 held at #1
NEW WKND chart at: BoxOfficeGuru.com
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#Elio had the worst opening in Pixar's 30-year history with just $21M this wknd. That's even with DreamWorks dud Turbo from 2013. It's also 29% below Elemental's $29.6M debut 2 years ago. That one had great legs, so let's see. Just $35M global #boxoffice as original toons
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