Suicide Squad remained the top movie at the North American box office this weekend with an estimated $43.8 million despite a massive 67% second weekend drop.

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That's just two points lower than the 69% second weekend drop suffered by Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (as well as X-Men Origins: Wolverine).While Suicide Squad's $222.9 million in domestic grosses after just a week in release is certainly nothing to sneeze at, the film's precipitous second weekend drop further fuels concerns Warner Bros.' DC films are failing to connect with mainstream audiences in a way that guarantees the sort of massive box office returns and widespread appetite for a shared universe their competitor Disney/Marvel enjoys.It must be noted that a movie's opening weekend performance is a reflection of how well a studio marketed it to raise audience interest. Its subsequent weekends are about whether audiences actually liked the movie and wanted to come back for more.Suicide Squad's global total currently stands at $465.4 million; the film reportedly has to gross between $750-800 million to break even.Suicide Squad faced fierce competition this weekend from the overperforming, R-rated animated comedy Sausage Party, which debuted in second place with an estimated $33.6 million. That's the biggest August opening ever for an animated film.Sausage Party is a much needed win for distributor Sony Pictures after big losses such as Ghostbusters and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.And despite glowing reviews, Disney's remake of Pete's Dragon performed tepidly in its debut with an estimated $21.5 million for a third place finish.Here are the weekend's Top 10 North American box office estimates via comScore