'Mission: Impossible' Movie Tops the Weekend Box Office
The thriller earned more than $40 million more than the second place movie.
— -- Earning the top spot at the weekend box office was anything but "Mission: Impossible" for Tom Cruise.
His fifth film in the series, "Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation," opened in first place, earning an estimated $56 million.
The weekend's other new film, the comedy reboot "Vacation," didn't fare nearly as well. The Ed Helms flick collected just $14.9 million from Friday through Sunday. It has made 21.2 million since opening last Wednesday.
The previous box office champ, "Ant-Man," fell to third place, with $12.6 million raised during the weekend.
Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated ticket sales, according to Rentrak:
1. "Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation," $56 million
2. "Vacation," $14.9 million
3. "Ant-Man," $12.6 million
4. "Minions," $12.2 million
5. "Pixels," $10.4 million
6. "Trainwreck," $9.7 million
7. "Southpaw," $7.5 million
8. "Paper Towns," $4.6 million
9. "Inside Out," $4.5 million
10. "Jurassic World," $3.8 million