‘Fast & Furious’ spinoff ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ beats out ‘Scary Stories’ to repeat at No. 1

LOS ANGELES – Audiences have helped the “Fast & Furious” spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw” take another lap at No. 1 even with an onslaught of new movies this weekend.

Universal Pictures estimates Sunday that “Hobbs & Shaw” added $25.4 million from North American theaters, bringing its domestic total to $108.5 million.

Second place went to the PG-13 rated “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” with a better than expected $20.8 million. Close behind in third was “The Lion King” with $20 million in weekend five.

Newcomer “Dora and the Lost City of Gold” placed fourth with $17 million, while the tearjerker “The Art of Racing in the Rain” opened in sixth to $8.1 million.

Ranked: Every ‘Fast and Furious’ film (including spinoff ‘Hobbs & Shaw’)

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Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham, left) and Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) face a genetically enhanced villain in "Hobbs & Shaw." (Photo: DANIEL SMITH/UNIVERSAL PICTURES)

The Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish mob pic “The Kitchen” flopped in seventh with $5.5 million.

Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood” finished fifth with $11.6 million, crossing the $100 million mark with $100.3 million to date.

Final numbers are expected Monday.

Contributing: Kim Willis

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