Finding Dory swims to box office record debut!

Disney's Finding Dory the sequel to the much beloved 2003 classic 'Finding Nemo', easily took the #1 spot this weekend as expected, but in the process set a new box office record for an animated film. With its estimated $140 million debut it shattered the nine year old record of 'Shrek The Third' of $121.7 million. It also set a new one day record for an animated film when it took $55 million on Friday. And to piss Rainmaker more it got glowing reviews from critics and audiences (95% RT score) whom are calling it better than the first one. 'Finding Nemo' went on to gross $936.7 million total worldwide. Expect this one to surpass the $1 billion mark by the end of its run.

'Finding Dory' had the third best opening of this year and the 17 best opening of all time.

In a distant second place Dwayne Johnson did his magic to put an end to Kevin Hart's recent string of disappointing numbers by having Central Intelligence opening to a solid $34.5 million.

Holding nicely in the third place is The Conjuring 2 which took $20 million this weekend. The moderate budgeted horror film has grossed so far $76 million domestically and is on its path to match the first film's worldwide numbers.

Lionsgate Now You See Me 2 had a 59% drop in its second week and moved down to the fourth spot with an anemic $9 million.

In the fifth spot, and spiraling down to a disastrous 79% drop, is Warcraft which was able to collect a mere $5.9 million on its second weekend. It will go down in box office books as the biggest domestic flop which turned into HUGE blockbuster overseas.

And just to further mess with AWOL Rainmaker, Marvel's Captain America: Civil War surpassed the $400 million mark domestically. Compare that to the $330 million for that godawful Batman v Superman: Yawn of Dullness. ​Keep in mind that HALF of those $330 million were grossed on its first weekend when fans ignored critics and after that it went crashing down by pure word of mouth.