LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Disney's fantasy adventure film "Jungle Cruise" was the No. 1 movie at the North American box office with a three-day estimate of 34.18 million U.S. dollars in its opening weekend, according to studio figures collected by measurement firm Comscore.
The 200-million-dollar film also took in 30 million dollars worldwide in Disney Plus Premier Access. Disney+ subscribers in the United States have the option to pay an additional, one-time 29.99 dollars fee to watch the film.
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and inspired by Disney's theme park attraction of the same name, the film, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, follows a wisecracking skipper and an intrepid researcher on a quest to discover an ancient healing tree deep in the heart of the Amazon jungle.
"Jungle Cruise" has received mixed reviews from critics with an approval rating of 63 percent based on 260 reviews to date on review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. Movie audiences gave it an "A-" on CinemaScore.
At the international box office, the film brought in 27.6 million dollars from 47 markets. The film's theatrical release date in China, one of the most important markets for major Hollywood studios, has not been set.
Another newcomer, indie film studio A24's fantasy adventure "The Green Knight" opened in second place with 6.78 million dollars.
Based on the timeless Arthurian legend, "The Green Knight" tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men.
The film, starring Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton and Sarita Choudhury, is directed by David Lowery.
Universal Pictures' thriller "Old" came in third with 6.76 million dollars in its second weekend, pushing its North American cume to 30.61 million dollars.
Inspired by the 2010 graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Levy and Frederik Peeters, the PG13-rated film follows a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly and reducing their entire lives into a single day.
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, the film stars an impressive international cast including Golden Globe winner Gael Garcia Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abbey Lee, Aaron Pierre, Alex Wolff and Chinese American actor Ken Leung.
In fourth place, Disney and Marvel Studios' spy thriller "Black Widow" earned 6.42 million dollars in its fourth weekend for a North American total of 167.06 million dollars.
Directed by Cate Shortland, Scarlett Johansson reprises her role as Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow in the latest Marvel film. She confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.
Johansson filed a lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court against Disney over the digital release of the film and exchanged punches with the company. The star claimed the film's simultaneous debut in theaters and on Disney+ breached her contract.
Focus Features' new crime drama film "Stillwater" finished fifth with 5.12 million dollars in its opening weekend.
Directed by Tom McCarthy, the film stars Matt Damon as an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma who travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, the father builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter. Enditem