LOS ANGELES, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Warner Bros. Pictures' animated film "DC League of Super-Pets" took the top spot at the North American box office with an estimated three-day cume of 23 million U.S. dollars on its opening weekend, according to figures from measurement firm Comscore on Sunday.
Based on the DC Comics superhero team Legion of Super-Pets, the animated superhero comedy film is directed by Jared Stern and features a star-studded voice cast, including Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart. The film, which cost 90 million dollars to produce, follows Krypto, the pet dog of Superman, who teams up with other animals to rescue several captured superheroes from a supervillain.
"DC League of Super-Pets" holds an approval rating of 72 percent based on 97 reviews to date on review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. According to market research firm CinemaScore, the film received an "A-" rating from audiences.
The Hollywood Reporter, a top American entertainment industries magazine and website, said the film "is yet another test for the family theatrical marketplace as the box office emerges from the pandemic."
Universal Pictures' science-fiction thriller film "Nope" slipped to second place with 18.55 million dollars on its second weekend, pushing its North American cume to 80.58 million dollars through Sunday.
Rounding out the top three, Disney and Marvel Studios' superhero film "Thor: Love and Thunder" took in 13.07 million dollars on its fourth weekend for a North American total of 301.5 million dollars. ■