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The Woman King debuts atop the box office while fellow newcomers Pearl and See How They Run fail
With the blockbuster summer movie season now gone, the box office grosses have taken quite the hit, with this week's winner The Woman King taking the top spot with just $19 million.The Sony Pictures film - based on an alternate history about the female warriors known as Dahomey Amazons - had no trouble topping the box office, as the only movie to amass an eight-figure debut this weekend, via Box Office Mojo. The film knocked last weekend's winner Barbarian into second place, while three other newcomers - Pearl, See How They Run and Moonage Daydream failed to make much of a dent at the box office. Box office: With the blockbuster summer movie season now gone, the box office grosses have taken quite the hit, with this week's winner The Woman King taking the top spot with just $19 million Fail: The film knocked last weekend's winner Barbarian into second place, while three other newcomers - Pearl, See How They Run and Moonage Daydream failed to make much of a dent at the box officeThe Woman King opened in 3,765 theaters, earning a decent $5,046 per-screen average, with $1.7 million coming from Thursday preview screenings.The film earned rave reviews from critics with a 94% Fresh rating from 127 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, while also earning a rare A+ CinemaScore and a 95% score from ComScore/ScreenEngine's PostTrak. The film cost roughly $50 million to make, with the debut putting it in good shape to earn a profit, especially if Sony keeps the film running to the end of the year as an awards contender.