The film made $143.6 million globally this weekend.
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“‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ is the latest sequel of many this year that did not get great reviews and simply did not connect with audiences,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at comScore (SCOR). “Some sequels have worked, but more often than not they’ve failed to find mass acceptance and that’s an issue for the industry.”
This weekend’s box office wasn’t a complete wash for sequels, however.
Disney’s “Finding Dory” had a strong second weekend taking the top spot with a $73.2 million haul.
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The film about the forgetful fish voiced by Ellen DeGeneres reeled in the top animated film opening of all time last weekend. So far, it has made $396.9 million globally for Pixar and Disney (DIS).
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