Aladdin draws heavily on the music and story of the 1992 animated film that it’s based on. The Walt Disney Co.’s live-action remake of Aladdin crushed the competition at the box office, which included two new original R-rated films that opened as counter-programming to the family pic: The critically acclaimed teen comedy Booksmart and the horror movie Brightburn. Aladdin did …
LOS ANGELES: Moviegoers voted with their dollars and chose the familiar over the new this Memorial Day weekend. "Aladdin" did better than expected, grossing an estimated $86.1 million to take the top spot at the North American box office, according to studio estimates on Sunday. "John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum," now in its second weekend, placed second with $24.4 …
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