Word of mouth might be kryptonite for “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” which fell a steep 68 percent in its second weekend in theaters according to studio estimates Sunday. The superhero pic earned an estimated $52.4 million, bringing its domestic total to $261.5 million.
Superhero movies are generally frontloaded at the box office, but this is on the higher end of second week drops.
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It still easily took first place again, crushing new openers like Pure Flix’s faith-based sequel “God’s Not Dead 2,” which opened in fourth with $8.1 million, and Freestyle Releasing’s “The Purge” parody, “Meet the Blacks,” which earned only $4.1 million.
Second and third place spots, meanwhile, went to holdovers “Zootopia” with $20 million and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” with $11.1 million.
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