
Japan release: 4th August 2012

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The movie tops the chart with an excellent $18 Million gross is a quiet time at cinemas where studios seems to be waiting for the holiday season to release movies.
Last weeks top movie, Black Phone 2, falls to number 3 this week and has taken nearly $50 Million to date.
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Sequel movie Black Phone 2 hits top of the global box office on its debut weekend making it the most popular film from 72 countries.
The follow up to The Black Phone from 2022 beats the debut of that movie by nearly $10 Million with that movie starting to gain a cult following.
Last weeks top movie, TRON: Ares, falls to number 2 this weekend after a single week at the top and has taken just ove $100 Million globally.
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Sequel movie Black Phone 2 starring Ethan Hawke makes its debut a top of the North American box office with a gross of over $27 Million.
The original movie took $23 Million in 2022 so this is in the same ballpark but it has improved as the original movie has gained popularity.
Last weeks top movie, TRON Ares drop to number 2 this weekend after a single week at the top and has taken $54.5 Million so far, lower than the previous movie.
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Based on the Netflix TV series Gabbys Dollhouse: The Movie hits the top of the UK box office on its debut weekend of release.
Starring Laila Lockhart Kraner and Kristen Wiig the movies takes just shy of £2 Million on its debut, beating the debut of even the much hyped TRON Ares from last weekend.
Talking of which last weeks top movie, the TRON sequel falls from the top to number 3 this weekend with £883,365 taking its total gross to just £3.2 Million after 2 weeks.
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Disney release the third movie in the TRON franchise, a franchise which started in 1982 and then spawned a sequel, TRON Legacy in 2010.
The movie takes over $33 Million on its debit, which much be concerning the Disney executives as I after the hype the movie has generated the expectation may have been a little higher.
Last weeks top movie, Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, disappears this week due to it being a single weekend release promoting the singers new album.
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