Tillu Square debuts better than Crew at North America box office with $1.8 million haul

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire roared to the top of the North American box office on its debut weekend, pulverizing competition with a huge $80 million haul in ticket sales, according to industry watcher Exhibitor Relations. "The final numbers may change by Monday, but whatever they are, this is a fantastic opening," analyst David A. Gross said, with ticket sales 2.5 times the average for a sequel to a monster flick.

The enormous gorilla and reptilian giant set their differences aside in the movie, teaming up to save their species and humans in the latest MonsterVerse installment.

In second place with an estimated $15.7 million was Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, co-written by Jason Reitman, whose father Ivan Reitman directed the original Ghostbusters in 1984.