“Elvis,” a Warner Bros. film about the iconic singer that rose to fame in the 1950s, debuted at the top of the North American box office, fending off competition from bigger-budget blockbusters released in previous weeks.
The movie made $30.5 million in its opening weekend across 3,906 domestic theaters, according to an estimate Comscore Inc. released Sunday. The movie was forecast to make $31 million to $46 million by Boxoffice Pro.
“Lightyear,” a Pixar and Walt Disney Co. movie that fell far short of estimates when it premiered last weekend, slid to fifth place, generating $17.7 million in ticket sales. It was behind both “Jurassic World Dominion” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” which have held the attention of audiences for at least three weeks.
