'Ant-Man and the Wasp' stings its way to top of box office

"Ant-Man and the Wasp" opened with typical Marvel might at the box office, with an estimated $76 million in ticket sales.

According to studio estimates Sunday, the "Ant-Man" sequel easily surpassed the $57 million debut of the 2015 original in North America. The 20th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — and the 20th to debut at No. 1 at the box office — "Ant-Man and the Wasp" comes on the heels of two mammoth Marvel successes this year: "Black Panther" and "Avengers: Infinity War."

The weekend's top five films were all sequels. The weekend's other new wide release was Blumhouse Productions' "First Purge," the fourth film in the low-budget horror franchise about an annual 12-hour period of lawlessness.

The "Mister Rogers" documentary "Won't You Be My Neighbor" continued to perform as an art-house sensation. Ranking ninth for the weekend, the Focus Features release earned $2.6 million in 893 theaters over the weekend. With $12.4 million in five weeks, it's the year's top documentary at the box office, edging out the Ruth Bader Ginsburg doc "RBG."

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday:

1. "Ant-Man and the Wasp," $76 million.

2. "Incredibles 2," $29 million.

4. "The First Purge," $17.2 million.

5. "Sicario: Day of the Soldado," $7.3 million.

6. "Uncle Drew," $6.6 million.

7. "Ocean's 8," $5.3 million.

8. "Tag," $3.1 million.

10. "Deadpool 2," $1.7 million.