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'Crazy Rich Asians' tops the North American box office with $25.2M

By Karen Butler   |   Aug. 19, 2018 at 12:10 PM
Henry Golding and Constance Wu's "Crazy Rich Asians" is the No. 1 movie in North America this weekend. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Cast member Michelle Yeoh attends the premiere of the comedy "Crazy Rich Asians" in Los Angeles on July 7. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Cast members of 'Crazy Rich Asians' Awkwafina, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Constance Wu, Sonoya Mizuno and director Jon M. Chu arrive for the CinemaCon 2018 Warner Bros. studio presentation in Las Vegas on April 24. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI

Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians -- starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding -- is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $25.2 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

Coming in at No. 2 is The Meg with $21.2 million, followed by Mile 22 with $13.6 million, Alpha at No. 4 with $10.5 million and Mission: Impossible -- Fallout at No. 5 with $10.5 million.

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Rounding out the top tier are Disney's Christopher Robin at No. 6 with $8.9 million, BlacKkKlansmen at No. 7 with $7 million, Slender Man at No. 8 with $5 million, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation at No. 9 with $3.7 million and Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again at No. 10 with $3.4 million.