Dystopian horror pic 'The First Purge' hopes to set off fireworks on Independence Day in advance of Friday's debut of the summer's latest superhero tentpole, 'Ant-Man and the Wasp.'
Felicity Jones plays the iconic Supreme Court Justice on 'On the Basis of Sex,' while conversion therapy drama 'Boy Erased' stars Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe.
It was a competitive weekend at the world's second-biggest film market, with both Hollywood holdovers and Chinese new releases pulling in substantial earnings.
Even as consolidation grips across the film business amid questions about the health of moviegoing, the domestic box office posted its biggest quarter in history during the April-May corridor with $3.3 billion.