It was Wolverine versus King Kong at the box office this weekend, and Kong came out on top.
“Kong: Skull Island” opened with $61 million over the weekend, while “Logan,” in its second week, pulled in $38.1 million, according to studio figures.
Jordan Peele’s thriller “Get Out,” made for $4.5 million, hung on in the top five, adding $20.7 million to its earnings and bringing its total to $110.7 million in just three weeks.
The faith-based film “The Shack” placed fourth with $10 million, and “The Lego Batman Movie” rounded out the top five with $7.6 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release,…