After weeks of speculating which film could slow
Black Panther ’ s impressive roll , Pacific Rim Uprising took the top spot at the domestic box office.
Universal and Legendary’ s Pacific Rim Uprising landed a respectable $28 million opening weekend at 3, 708 locations . The monster battle movie has garnered mixed critical response , with a current 46% on Rotten Tomatoes .
Though it opened with a softer debut than Guillermo del Toro’ s predecessor Pacific Rim , which saw $ 37 million in July 2013, the sequel was enough to dethrone Black Panther in the superhero tent pole’ s sixth weekend.

The original , which starred Idris Elba , Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Charlie Hunnam , and Robert Kazinsky, went on to gross $411 million at the worldwide box office, thanks to a strong international showing , especially in China , where it made $ 112 million compared to the U.S . ’ $ 101. 8 million.
The sequel is set 10 years after the Battle of the Breach with a new generation of Jaeger pilots ready to combat the evolving Kaiju monsters and prevent humanity ’s extinction.
John Boyega plays Jake Pentecost , the son of Elba ’s character Stacker Pentecost , who sacrificed his life in the first film. Scott Eastwood , Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Kikuchi , Burn Gorman , Adria Arjona, and Day also star.

Still, in its sixth weekend continues to be a powerhouse, nabbing the No. 2 spot with $ 17 million at 3 ,370 sites .
That number lands Black Panther one of the seven highest sixth weekends in history . To date , the Marvel film has taken in $ 631 million , making it the fifth - highest all - time domestic grosses ahead of
The Avengers .
“ It had to happen at some point, and Universal ’s
Pacific Rim Uprising now holds the distinction of being the film that took over Black Panther ’s long -standing position as king of the weekend box office mountain ,” Paul​ Dergarabedian , a box office analyst at comScore , said.
“ The latest Disney superhero film has been an absolute marvel , holding onto the top spot for a whopping five weeks , while sprinting its way up the all - time charts and now stands as the fifth highest grossing film of all - time in North America and ranks twelfth globally after just 38 days in theaters.