Movie

The romantic comedy's profits have only dropped six percent from it's opening weekend $25.3 million haul.

• Aug 27, 2018

AceShowbiz - "Crazy Rich Asians" has topped the North American box office for a second weekend (August 24-26) in a row.

The movie adaptation of Kevin Kwan's bestselling book, the first major Hollywood production to boast an almost all-Asian line-up in 25 years - since 1993's "The Joy Luck Club", has earned an impressive $25 million (£19.5 million) to hold on to the number one spot. According to Variety, the film's profits have only dropped six per cent from it's opening weekend $25.3 million (£19.7 million) haul.

"We had an inkling from the early screenings (the movie would be a hit); the conversation as people came out of the theater was electric, with people asking, 'When can I see it again?' But we never imagined it would catapult like this," co-financier John Penotti of Ivanhoe Pictures says. "There's no metric for that, and that's what we're finding here: You have to throw the rule book out."

Jason Statham's "The Meg" follows in second with $13 million (£10.1 million), while Melissa McCarthy's "Happytime Murders" opens in third with a disappointing $10 million (£7.8 million), a new career low for the actress.

"Mission: Impossible - Fallout" and "Christopher Robin" round out the top five with $8 million (£6.2 million) and $6.5 million (£5.1 million), respectively.

Meanwhile, "Ant-Man and the Wasp" comes in at number one overseas after grossing $68 million (£52.9 million) in China alone, bringing its international total to $71 million (£55.3 million) over the weekend. It has earned $544 million (£423.4 million) globally.

"The Meg" is also fairing well overseas after passing the $400 million (£311.4 million) mark worldwide.

1. "Crazy Rich Asians" - $25 million
2. "The Meg" - $13 million
3. "The Happytime Murders" - $10 million
4. "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" - $8 million
5. "Christopher Robin" - $6.3 million
6. "Mile 22" - $6 million
7. "Alpha" - $5.6 million
8. "BlacKkKlansman" - $5.3 million
9. "A.X.L." - $2.9 million
10. "Slender Man" - $2.8 million