‘Aquaman’ still rules at the box office

‘Aquaman’ still rules at the box office

LOS ANGELES

In the final weekend of 2018, “Aquaman” still led the pack at the box office, but other films such as “Mary Poppins Returns,” “The Mule” and “Second Act” enjoyed post-holiday bumps, too, even amid an onslaught of new Christmas offerings such as “Vice,” “Holmes and Watson,” “On the Basis of Sex” and the Netflix phenomenon “Bird Box.”

Warner Bros. said Sunday that “Aquaman” added an estimated $51.6 million in North American ticket sales over the weekend to take first place again. Down just 24 percent from its domestic debut, the DC Comics pic, which has been No. 1 internationally for four weeks, has now grossed nearly $748.8 million worldwide.

Joining ‘Aquaman’ in the top five at the box office were: “Mary Poppins Returns,” $28 million, second place; “Bumblebee,” $20.5 million, third place; “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” fourth place; and “The Mule,” $11.8 million, fifth place.

Associated Press