‘Ready Player One’ Wins the Box Office Game

According to comScore, Warner Bros.' presentation of director Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' had a spectacular $128 million international debut while earning an estimated $61.7 million in China to rank number one in that key market as well as opening at the top spot in North America with $41.2 million for a global weekend tally of $181.2 million.

The top 10 worldwide weekend box office estimates:

1. Ready Player One – Warner Bros. – $169.2M
2. Pacific Rim Uprising – Multiple – $40.6M
3. Peter Rabbit – Sony – $34.1M
4. Black Panther – Disney – $19.0M
5. Tyler Perry's Acrimony – Lionsgate – $17.1M
6. Tomb Raider – Warner Bros. – $16.7M
7. Baaghi 2 – Multiple – $15.8M
8. I Can Only Imagine – Multiple – $11.0M
9. Sherlock Gnomes – Paramount Pictures – $9.5M
10. Wrinkle In Time, A – Disney – $9.5M

The top 10 domestic weekend box office estimates:

1. Ready Player One – Warner Bros. – $41.2M
2. Tyler Perry's Acrimony – Lionsgate – $17.1M
3. Black Panther – Disney – $11.3M
4. I Can Only Imagine – Roadside Attractions – $10.8M
5. Pacific Rim Uprising – Universal – $9.2M
6. Sherlock Gnomes – Paramount – $7.0M
7. Love, Simon – 20th Century Fox – $4.8M
8. Tomb Raider – Warner Bros. – $4.7M
9. Wrinkle In Time, A – Disney – $4.7M
10. Paul, Apostle Of Christ – Sony – $3.5M