Box Office Sales: Lucy Tops Hercules With $44M Debut

The movie Lucy, starring Scarlett Johansson, opened to a winning $44 million at the North American box office. The movie toppled Dwayne Johnson’s epic Hercules, which debuted at No. 2 to roughly $29 million.

Here are the top 10 estimates for the weekend of July 25-27 at the domestic box office:

Title, Weeks in Release/Theater Count, Studio, Friday Total, Percentage Change, Cummulative

1. Lucy, 1/3,173, Universal/EuropaCorp, $44 million.

2. Hercules, 1/3,595, Paramount/MGM, $29 million.

3. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, 3/3,668, Fox, $16.4 million, -55%, $172.1 million.

4. The Purge: Anarchy, 2/2,856, Universal, $9.9 million, -67%, $51.2 million.

5. Planes: Fire & Rescue, 2/3,839, Disney, $9.3 million, -47%, $35.1 million.

6. Sex Tape, 2/3,062, Sony, $6 million, -59%, $26.9 million.

7. Transformers: Age of Extinction, 5/2,476, Paramount, $4.6 million, -53%, $236.4 million.

8. And So It Goes, 1/1,762, Clarius Entertainment, $4.6 million.

9. Tammy, 4/2,562, Warner Bros./New Line, $3.4 million, -54%, $78.1 million.

10. A Most Wanted Man, 1/361, Roadside Attractions, $2.7 million.