'Elvis' is king, alone, of box office after final tallies

NEW YORK (AP) - 'œElvis'ť has won its box-office dance-off with 'œTop Gun: Maverick.'ť After the two films reported the same ticket sales Sunday, Monday's final numbers has 'œElvis,'ť alone, as king of the weekend.

'œElvis'ť ultimately grossed $31.1 million from Friday to Sunday, according to Warner Bros.' final figures Monday. That's a touch above the $30.5 million the studio forecast on Sunday. When film studios report box office on Sunday, they're able to fairly accurately predict Sunday's ticket sales.

Paramount Pictures, on the other hand, slightly overestimated how 'œTop Gun: Maverick'ť fared in its fifth weekend. After the studio reported the same $30.5 million for the 'œTop Gun'ť sequel on Sunday, the studio's final number came in at $29.6 million.

Regardless, both films performed well. Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley biopic opened above expectations, and brought out large numbers of older moviegoers - a segment of the audience that's been slow to return to theaters during the pandemic.

'œTop Gun: Maverick" continued to hold remarkably well, dipping a modest 34% percent in its fifth weekend. Overall, the Joseph Kosinski-directed film starring Tom Cruise has earned about $1 billion worldwide, including more than $520 million domestically.