Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One topped the box office its debut weekend. The Warner Bros. production raked in $53 million over the four-day weekend from 4,324 locations, according to Variety.
The VR-centered sci-fi received early positive reviews. It currently has an A- CinemaScore and 76 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Internationally, the film snagged $128 million, making its worldwide debut a total of $181.2 million. The film is based on a novel by Ernest Cline and stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg, and T.J. Miller. The film previously screened at SXSW and was met with praise.
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Ready Player One is followed by Tyler Perry’s Acrimony, which made $17 million over the weekend.
Black Panther secured the No. 3 spot at the box office, making $11 million over the weekend. The Marvel hit also crossed the $650 million threshold in the North American box office. It’s now the fifth-highest release in the U.S. of all time, behind Jurassic World at $652 million and Titanic with $659 million.
