Yahoo News Pirates of the Caribbean 5 reigns at the box office
Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge (that's Dead Men Tell No Tales for the US audiences) has topped the US box office in its opening weekend in cinemas.
The latest in the franchise follows series newbie Brenton Thwaites as Henry as he teams up with Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), who's searching for the legendary Trident of Poseidon, while Henry struggles to break a curse that is preventing him from reconnecting with his parents.
Pirates of the Caribbean earned itself plenty of fans this weekend, ending its opening week right at the top of the box office with a respectable $62,179,000.
Zac Efron and Dwayne Johnson's Baywatch, on the other hand, was another new entry that failed to perform as well, debuting in the number three spot. The film pulled in $18.1 million in its opening weekend, reflecting the less-than-favourable critic reviews.
Not that it's bothering star Johnson though, as the actor has spent the weekend on Twitter celebrating the film's popularity with audiences.
"Fans LOVE the movie. Critics HATE it." he wrote. "What a glaring disconnect."
Yay positive upticks 😂
Fans LOVE the movie. Critics HATE it. What a glaring disconnect. People just want to laugh & have fun. #Baywatch🔥🤙🏾 https://t.co/GrPgdevRuz- Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) May 25, 2017
What's a little less encouraging is the fact that Baywatch's opening weekend has made less than the unstoppable Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, which has brought in another $19,890,000 in its fourth week of release, having crossed the half billion dollar mark globally in the first two weeks alone.
Elsewhere in the box office top 10, Alien: Convenant fell from the top spot to number four this weekend after bringing in another $10,525,000.
That's not massively surprising, though, considering its Friday totals indicated an 80% nosedive in turnouts in its second week of release compared to its opening day. Ouch.
Meanwhile YA drama Everything, Everything came in at number five with $6,185,000, while children ruled the chart yet again by keeping Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul in the number six spot, earning $4.4 million.
Rounding out the top 10 was Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn's comedy Snatched at seven, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword at eight and Alec Baldwin's surprise hit The Boss Baby justifying its recent sequel announcement by earning another $1.7 million this weekend to hold onto ninth place.
Finally, Disney's live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast is still sitting pretty in the charts, hanging on in tenth place after 11 weeks of release.
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