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Fast & Furious spin off Hobbs & Shaw tops local B.O. with $60.8 million and $180 million globally

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Fast & Furious spin off Hobbs & Shaw tops the local box office with $60.8 million and $180 million globally

Hobbs & Shaw has smashed its way to the top of the North American box office, pocketing $60.8 million.

Starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Jason Statham, the action adventure has also driven off with $120 million internationally for a global haul of $180 million.

And that’s without China, where Fast & Furious films are hugely popular, according to Box Office Mojo.

Successful spin-off Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, starring Dwayne Johnson, left, and Jason Statham, has smashed its way to the top of the local box office, pocketing $60.8 million

Successful spin-off Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, starring Dwayne Johnson, left, and Jason Statham, has smashed its way to the top of the local box office, pocketing $60.8 million

The first spinoff from the 18-year-old Fast & Furious franchise opens in the huge market on August 23.

The Lion King slid to second in its third weekend with $38.2 million. 

Disney will no doubt be pleased with its ‘live action remake’ of the beloved 1994 animation film as it crossed $1 billion worldwide earlier this week.

In third is director Quentin Tarantino’s 1969-set fable Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.

Joining the billionaires club: The Lion King slid to second in its third weekend with $38.2 million. Disney's 'live action remake' of the 1994 animation crossed $1 billion worldwide

Joining the billionaires club: The Lion King slid to second in its third weekend with $38.2 million. Disney’s ‘live action remake’ of the 1994 animation crossed $1 billion worldwide

In third: Director Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, starring Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, took  $20 million in its second weekend, for a total of $78.8 million

In third: Director Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, starring Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, took  $20 million in its second weekend, for a total of $78.8 million

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, it held strong with $20 million in its second weekend, boosting its domestic take to $78.8 million.

It has yet to open elsewhere.

Spider-Man: Far from Home, starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker, added another $7.75 million for a domestic cume that now tops $360 million.

Sticky fingers nabbed fourth: Spider-Man: Far from Home, starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker, added $7.75 million for a domestic cume of $360 million and over $1 billion glocally

Sticky fingers nabbed fourth: Spider-Man: Far from Home, starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker, added $7.75 million for a domestic cume of $360 million and over $1 billion glocally

Internationally, the Web-Slinger’s sticky fingers nabbed another $9.5 million making it the second film this week to top $1.08 billion globally.

Toy Story 4, starring the voice talents of Tom Hanks as cowboy Woody and Tim Allen as astronaut Buzz Lightyear, came in fifth with $7.15 million in its seventh week in release for a local tally of $410 million.

Internationally, the animated feature brought in another $10.2 million for an overseas cume that is now just shy of $550 million and a global tally topping $959 million.

Play time: Toy Story 4 came fifth with $7.15 million in its seventh week in release for a local tally of $410 million. Its global tally now tops $959 million

Play time: Toy Story 4 came fifth with $7.15 million in its seventh week in release for a local tally of $410 million. Its global tally now tops $959 million

 

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