The Woman King debuts atop the box office while fellow newcomers Pearl and See How They Run fail

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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.