Box office: ‘Suicide,’ ‘Sausage’ stay on top

NEW YORK – “Suicide Squad” and “Sausage Party” remained no. 1 and no. 2 at the weekend box office in North America, while a trio of newcomers failed to make much of a dent.

One of them, Paramount’s $100 million remake of “Ben-Hur,” bombed outright. The film opened with just $11.2 million, according to final box-office figures Monday, despite its high price tag for MGM and Paramount.

The Jonah Hill-Miles Teller Iraq War comedy “War Dogs” debuted decently with $14.7 million for Warner Bros. And the stop-motion animated “Kubo and the Two Strings,” an ancient Japan fantasy from Laika Entertainment and Focus Features, sold a modest $12.6 million in tickets.

Last week’s take / total take (weeks in release)

1. “Suicide Squad” $20,855,401 / $262,428,736 (3)

2. “Sausage Party” $15,485,577 / $65,486,596 (2)

3. “War Dogs” $14,685,305 / $14,685,305 (1)

4. “Kubo And The Two Strings” $12,608,372 / $12,608,372 (1)

5. “Pete’s Dragon” $11,349,938 / $42,911,207 (2)

6. “Ben-Hur” $11,203,815 / $11,203,815 (1)

7. “Jason Bourne” $8,016,895 / $140,920,180 (4)

8. “Bad Moms” $7,946,885 / $85,679,313 (4)

9. “Secret Life of Pets” $5,880,500 / $346,832,530 (7)

10. “Florence Foster Jenkins” $4,384,511 / $14,490,254 (2)