Asian-centric film 'Crazy Rich Asians' tops North American box office

Directed by Jon Turteltaub, The Meg stars English action star Jason Statham and award-winning Chinese actress Li Bingbing among others. Filming on the film was accomplished on location in China and New Zealand. The plot follows a group of scientists who encounter pre-historic 75-foot-long (23 m) Megalodon sharks.

The Meg has earned a total of $ 83.75 million in North America for a global cume of $314.2 million through Sunday, according to studio figures collected by comScore.

STX's Mile 22 opened in third place with an estimated $13.62 million in its debut this weekend. The action thriller film is directed by Peter Berg and stars Lauren Cohan, John Malkovich, Terry Kinney, Iko Uwais, Poorna Jagannathan and Ronda Rousey. It follows an elite CIA task force, composed of paramilitary officers from Ground Branch of Special Activities Division, that has to escort a high-priority asset 22 miles to an extraction point while being hunted by terrorists.

Another newcomer, Sony's epic adventure Alpha opened in fourth place with an estimated $10.5 million this weekend. The plot follows an injured young hunter named Keda who befriends an injured wolf named Alpha around 20,000 years ago during the Ice Age.

In a tie with Alpha, Paramount's action film Mission: Impossible - Fallout also earned an estimated $10.5 million in this its fourth weekend. Starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, Mission: Impossible - Fallout is the sixth installment in the franchise. The film has brought in $180.73 million in North America and $501.43 million worldwide.