FILE - This record representation provided by Disney shows, from left, Jack Whitehall, Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson successful a country from "Jungle Cruise." (Disney via AP, File)

FILE - This record representation provided by Disney shows, from left, Jack Whitehall, Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson successful a country from "Jungle Cruise." (Disney via AP, File) (© 2021 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

LOS ANGELES – Despite increasing concerns implicit the delta variant, “Jungle Cruise” inactive drew moviegoers retired to theaters during the film’s opening play to sail atop the North American container office.

The Disney movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt exceeded expectations by pulling successful much than $34.1 cardinal implicit the weekend. The escapade movie was estimated to unfastened with astir $25 cardinal to $30 cardinal domestically, but it outpaced those numbers contempt the surge successful the coronavirus cases.

Globally, “Jungle Cruise” brought successful a full with $90 million, including $27.6 cardinal successful the planetary container bureau and much than $30 cardinal from Disney Plus.

“Jungle Cruise” besides earned 5 times much than “The Green Knight,” which came successful astatine No. 2 with $6.78 million. The A24 movie starring Dev Patel hardly edged M. Night Shyamalan’s “Old,” which had $6.76 cardinal aft scoring the apical spot past weekend.

“Black Widow” placed 4th aft a past week of turmoil betwixt Disney and the film’s lead, Scarlett Johansson. The histrion sued the workplace implicit the film’s streaming release, which she said breached her declaration and deprived her of imaginable earnings.

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Disney responded to Johansson’s assertion saying she received $20 cardinal successful compensation and that she benefited from the Disney Plus’s revenue.

Matt Damon’s “Stillwater” opened astatine No. 5 with $5.1 cardinal but faced disapproval arsenic well. The play movie was blasted by Amanda Knox, who spoke retired past week astir her sanction being associated with the caller movie, saying immoderate transportation rips disconnected her communicative with her consent astatine the “expense of my reputation.”

Knox called retired the film’s manager Tom McCarthy successful a bid of tweets for utilizing her sanction to beforehand the movie.

“Space Jam: A New Legacy” has progressively dropped to No. 6 aft going No. 1 2 weeks ago. “Snake Eyes” fell to seventh aft the movie starring Henry Golding arsenic the warrior-in-training debuted No. 2 past week.

“F9: The Fast Saga” placed eighth astatine the container office. The movie pulled successful $2.6 cardinal and totaled much than $168 cardinal domestically aft six weeks.

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“Escape Room: Tournament of Champions” and “The Boss Baby: Family Business” rounded retired the apical 10.

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