The Rock Goes On A Box Office ‘Rampage’

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson proved that he’s still a draw at the box office after his latest movie “Rampage” won the weekend for Warner Bros., generating an impressive $148.6M worldwide, according to estimate compiled by comScore.Directed by Brad Peyton, “Rampage” features Johnson cast as Davis Okoye, a primatologist who develops a close bond with a silverback gorilla who he must battle to rescue after a genetic experiment goes awry, leaving mutated apes rampaging across North America.Rampage, which had an estimated $120 million production budget, opened to a $34.5M debut in North American cinemas, besting last week’s champion, the creepy “A Quiet Place” which itself added $32.6M domestically and $54.9M worldwide.Warner’s “Ready Player One” continued to perform internationally, adding an additional $45.0M worldwide over the weekend, but fell off in North American theaters, generating an estimated $11.2M according to comScore.Another horror movie, Universal’s “Truth Or Dare” took the #3 spot in domestic theaters, scaring up $19.1M in North America and $21.7m worldwide on an estimated production budget of just $3.5 million.

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, April 15, are below.Rampage – Warner Bros. – $148.6MQuiet Place, A – Paramount Pictures – $54.9MReady Player One – Warner Bros. – $45.0MBlumhouse’s Truth Or Dare – Universal – $21.7MBlockers – Universal – $14.2MPeter Rabbit – Sony – $13.1MTaxi 5 – Multiple – $9.5MBlack Panther – Disney – $7.9MPacific Rim Uprising – Multiple – $7.7MIsle Of Dogs – 20th Century Fox – $7.3MAnnihilation – China Film Group Corporation – $6.2MSherlock Gnomes – Paramount Pictures – $4.8MThe top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, April 15, are below.Rampage – Warner Bros. – $34.5MQuiet Place, A – Paramount – $32.6MBlumhouse’s Truth Or Dare – Universal – $19.1MReady Player One – Warner Bros. – $11.2MBlockers – Universal – $10.3MBlack Panther – Disney – $5.3MIsle Of Dogs – Fox Searchlight – $5.0MI Can Only Imagine – Roadside Attractions – $3.8MTyler Perry’s Acrimony – Lionsgate – $3.7MChappaquiddick – Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures – $3.0MMiracle Season, The – MIRR/LD – $2.1MSherlock Gnomes – Paramount – $2.1Mvia CelebrityAccess