Wonder Woman buries Tom Cruise’s The Mummy at the box office

Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman took the top spot at the US box office in its second weekend, leaving Tom Cruise’s The Mummy biting the dust.

Wonder Woman wrapped up Tom Cruise’s The Mummy at the weekend box office, pulling in an estimated $57.2 million in North American theatres.

This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot in a scene from Wonder Woman, in theatres on June 2. (AP)

Universal’s The Mummy looked its age, selling a relatively feeble $32.2 million in tickets in its debut weekend.

In this image released by Universal Pictures, Tom Cruise appears in a scene from, The Mummy. (AP)

That couldn’t compete with Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman in its second weekend. The Gal Gadot superhero film has quickly earned more than $205 million domestically in two weeks.

The poor opening for The Mummy, which cost an estimated $125 million to produce, meant a weak start for Universal’s ballyhooed Dark Universe. The Mummy is intended to launch a new connected franchise of monster movies.

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