Box Office: ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Repeats No. 1 With $5.5 Million

Disney’s animated adventure “Raya and the Last Dragon” remained victorious at the domestic box office, collecting $5.5 million from 2,163 venues over the weekend.Those ticket sales, representing a 35% decline in its second weekend of release, push its overall total to $15.8 million domestically.

“Raya and the Last Dragon” has generated another $36 million at the international box office for a global haul of $52.6 million.

The family film is also available to rent on Disney Plus, the company’s streaming service, for an extra $30 fee.In traditional times, movie theater operators would likely refuse to showcase a film that is also streaming online.

But these days, new releases are few and far between and film exhibitors are happy to offer customers what they can.

Many are optimistic that a moviegoing revival could be on the horizon because theaters in Los Angeles were given permission to reopen for the first time in nearly a year.

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