'Challengers' Wins Box Office With $6M Friday as 'Dune 2' Passes $700M While 'Godzilla x Kong' Tops $500M

Zendaya's star power helped the Amazon MGM flick, even if the gross is lower than what used to be expected for 2000s and 2010s-era pre-summer counterprogramming.

Zendaya’s Challengers topped the box office on Friday, but its earnings were still a bit below what used to be par for the course for pre-summer counterprogramming. Unsung Heroes is doing okay for a Covid-era faith-based flick, while both Dune Part Two and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire passed major global milestones.