Weekend Box Office Report: 'Finding Dory' Swims Its Way To The Top
By Bill Wine
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- At the box office, Finding Dory is hunky dory.
The animated sequel to Finding Nemo was a runaway – okay, swim-away -- first-place finisher at the box office over the weekend.
The debuting smash hit featuring the lead voice of Ellen DeGeneres earned an estimated and astounding $136 million, setting the record for the biggest opening weekend in animation history.
The runner-up was the weekend's other new mainstream release, Central Intelligence, starring Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson. It took in a robust $35 million.
Holdover sequels took the next two slots:
The Conjuring 2 was third with $16-million.
And Now You See Me 2 took fourth with $10-million.
Industry-wide totals were behind those of last year, but -- mostly thanks to the smash hit, Dory – were well ahead of those of last weekend.