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Alex Garland's dystopian political action film 'Civil War' beat out new vampire pic 'Abigail' to top the weekend box office. 'Civil War,' about an America torn apart, held in well to stay No. 1 in its second weekend with $11 million for a domestic total of $45 million for indie studio A24.

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00:00You're American, okay?

00:03Okay. What kind of American are you?

00:06Alex Garland's dystopian political action film Civil War beat out new vampire pick Abigail

00:12to top the weekend's box office. Civil War, about an America torn apart, held in well to

00:17stay number one in its second weekend with $11 million for a domestic total of $45 million

00:22for indie studio A24. Heading into the weekend, Universal's Abigail was expected to take a bigger

00:28bite out of Civil War, but instead open to $10.2 million, still a respectable number for a studio

00:35film that cost a modest $28 million to make before marketing. The movie follows the horrors that

00:40happen when a group of criminals kidnap a 12-year-old who's the daughter of an underworld figure and is

00:45a vampire. Warner Brothers and legendaries Godzilla and Kong The New Empire remained a force to be

00:54reckoned with in its fourth weekend, earning another $9.8 million as it stomped past the

01:00$170 million mark domestically and a huge $485.2 million globally.

01:09Another new entry to the weekend was Guy Ritchie's film The Ministry of Ungentlemanly

01:13Warfare, which wasn't too far behind with an opening of $9 million. The ensemble film,

01:18led by Henry Cavill, chronicles a covert World War II mission loosely based on real events.

01:23For more on this weekend's box office, head to the article on THR.com.

01:31And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.

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