<P> Projections for its opening weekend in the United States and Canada were being continuously revised upwards starting from $100 million to as high as $150 million . The film opened across 4,255 theaters, the widest for the month of August . Of that, 382 theaters were in IMAX, over 490 large - format screens locations, 270 + drive - ins, 180 + D - Box locations and over 200 dine - in / luxury theaters . It opened Friday, August 5, 2016, on about 11,000 screens and earned $65.1 million, marking the biggest August opening and single day, and the third biggest opening day gross of 2016 . Of that, $5.8 million came from IMAX theaters, also a new August record . This includes $20.5 million it earned from Thursday previews, which began at 6: 00pm, setting the record for biggest - ever preview of August and the second biggest for a non-sequel film (behind Man of Steel). IMAX comprised $2.4 million (12%) of that figure . Much like Batman v Superman and The Dark Knight Rises, however, the film saw a steep Friday - to - Saturday decline, grossing $38.8 million (a drop of 41%). In total, it earned $133.7 million in its opening weekend, setting records for the month of August (previously held by Guardians of the Galaxy) and for Will Smith's career (I Am Legend). It is also the second - biggest debut ever for a non-sequel, behind The Hunger Games ($152 million), the fourth biggest of the year and the fifth biggest for Warner Bros. IMAX made up $11 million of the opening numbers from 382 theaters, just $200,000 shy of breaking Guardians of the Galaxy' record . Nevertheless, it did beat Guardians' $7.6 million in terms of premium large format screens which comprised $13 million . For Cinemark XD screens, which made $3.2 million, the sixth - highest opening ever . </P> <P> The opening numbers helped Warner Bros. push past the $1 billion mark in North America for the sixteenth year in a row . The film also helped the total weekend tickets sales to an unprecedented $221.3 million in August . Previously, August has never exceeded $200 million at the box office in a single weekend in North America . Suicide Squad scored a massive debut primarily on the backs of the under - 35 set which made up 76% of the opening weekend . Audiences were also diverse, with African - Americans making up 41% of the patrons . </P> <P> Following its record breaking opening weekend, it posted the biggest August Monday gross with $13.1 million, a drop of 56.5% from its Sunday gross . This broke Guardians of the Galaxy's previous record of $11.7 million, and also the biggest August Tuesday with $14.3 million, up 9% from its Monday take . The film has now earned the biggest Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in August history . It made $179.1 million in its first week of release, the fourth biggest of the year . Despite earning $13.4 million on its second Friday, the film dropped 79%, slightly less than Batman v Superman's 81% drop . Following a first - place finish in its first weekend of release, the film faced a steep decline of 67.2% in its second weekend, earning an estimated $43.8 million to score the biggest August second weekend gross . It also passed the $200 million mark in just ten days and was able to hold the top spot for the second time in a row despite competition from the comedy Sausage Party . However, the drop is among one of the biggest decline for a studio superhero film, and for Warner Bros. which The Hollywood Reporter called it "deja vu all over again" after Batman v Superman tumbled 69% in its second weekend earlier in the year . The second weekend decline is the second biggest in summer history, only behind Warcraft's historic 70% drop in June of the same year . The site also highlighted possible reasons for the significantly steep drop: dismal reviews, general apathy among moviegoers, altering movie - going habits and competition . </P> <P> After three weeks of holding the top spot, it was finally overtaken by Don't Breathe on its fourth weekend . It maintained the second spot in its fifth weekend and registered its best hold with only a - 20% decline while also passing the $300 million threshold on its thirty - second day of release . It remained in the top ten for eight weekends until finally falling off in its ninth weekend . </P>

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