Ocean’s 8 lead the charge on the second weekend of June, while A24’s horror hit Hereditary posted a very solid third place debut, setting records for the young distributor. Meanwhile, Hotel Artemis flounded, while Solo and Deadpool 2 were neck and neck.

Ocean’s 8 came in right in line with tracking with an estimated $41 million. This solid start was lead with $4 million from Thursday night previews, as well as around $100K from special Wednesday screenings at a few dozen Dolby Cinema locations. This number, like the other Thursday numbers, were rolled into the Friday figure. The $70 million production received a somewhat middling B+ CinemaScore, but should still continue to serve as solid counterprogramming against more action-fueled summer outings. Look for this one to finish with around $115-125 million

In fourth, A24 saw their highest nationwide debut to date, as Hereditary scored an estimated $13 million from a huge 2,964 locations. This weekend is also almost as much as last years It Comes at Night made in its entire run. The D+ CinemaScore would seemingly imply a very negative audience reaction, but the 73% Rotten Tomatoes audience score and light 10% dip on Saturday tell a somewhat different story. The Witch was slammed with a C- score, but managed to pull off an almost 3x multiplier (above average for a horror title). If the multiplier for Hereditary winds up in between that of the two aforementioned A24 horror flicks, it will be looking at a domestic total between $30-35 million, which would be enough to make it their second highest grossing release behind Lady Bird. All things considered, this is a very good debut that emphasizes the difficulty of marketing more unconventional independent films to mainstream audiences.

Solo slipped into second with $15.1 million. So far it has taken in just $176 million domestically, meaning it has made about as much in three weeks as Rogue One made in 4 days. Deadpool 2 took third with $13.6 million, currently running over $100 million higher than Solo. Fox’s raunchy superhero comedy has now topped $650 million worldwide.

Global Road saw a weak debut for their thriller Hotel Artemis, which opened to the tune of just $3 million from over 2,400 theaters. Why the distributor made the choice to go so wide, especially in the face of competition from titles like Upgrade and Hereditary is a mystery. Audiences also weren’t thrilled with this one, giving it a poor C- CinemaScore.

Last weeks three wide releases saw mixed results in their second weekends. Upgrade held fairly well considering its competition, down 52.5% for a running total of $9.2 million. Adrift was a bit worse off, down a somewhat alarming 57%, which isn’t good for a drama. Lastly, Action Point plummeted 63% and pulled in around $800,000 in its second weekend. Don’t be surprised if Paramount pulls the title from all its locations next weekend.

Moving into the specialty market, Focus Features’ Won’t You Be My Neighbor? got off to a solid start with $470K from 29 locations. There’s clearly a significant amount of demand for the documentary, and considering RBG has pulled in nearly $10 million so far, it woulnd’t be at all surprising if Focus decided to expand the title into nationwide release in the coming months. First Reformed did decent business as it expanded into 334 locations, taking in $558K. American Animals added around 3 dozen new locations, and was rewarded with a heist of $234K. The title is set to expand into nationwide release on the 22nd, as it will open against Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Finally, Hearts Beat Loud opened in four locations to a strong $18K average, totalling $74K.