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Finding Dory Flaps to First Again

We’ve all heard about the law of the jungle: Kill or be killed. Eat or be eaten. We know that those who live in the jungle—be it the literal jungle of the Congo as we see in The Legend of Tarzan or the urban jungle of The Purge: Election Year—are strong and ruthless enough to take down almost anyone … or anything.

Well, except for a tiny, forgetful blue fish.

Finding Dory earned another tankful of money over the Fourth of July weekend, finding its way to the top of the box office for the third straight time. It earned $41.4 million over the traditional three-day span ($50.2 million if you count the estimated grosses from Independence Day—the holiday, not the movie). To this point in its run, Finding Dory has stowed a whale-sized $371.8 million in its soggy North American coffers, putting it just $9 million away from surpassing its classic predecessor, Finding Nemo (which earned $380.8 million since its 2003 release). Not too shabby for a plucky little poisson.

But don’t shed too many tears for The Legend of Tarzan, which grabbed the nearest box office vine and soared well above expectations. It earned $38.5 million over the three-day weekend to finish second, giving its backers over at Warner Bros. something to yodel about.

The Purge: Election Year also boasted a stronger turnout than expected. Made with an estimated budget of just $10 million, Election Year collected $31.4 million worth of box office campaign contributions and was voted as “most likely to make you scream” this weekend.

Plugged In, of course, would’ve rather moviegoers checked out Steven Spielberg’s delightful The BFG. But alas, the weekend’s biggest, friendliest giant mustered only a tiny bit of interest. The BFG stomped to a less-than-dreamy $18.6 million to finish fourth.

Independence Day: Resurgence didn’t get much of a resurgence from its titular holiday. The so-so sequel tumbled four spots, from second to fifth, and banked just $16.6 million.

Final figures update: 1. Finding Dory, $41.8 million; 2. The Legend of Tarzan, $38.5 million; 3. The Purge: Election Year, $31.5 million; 4. The BFG, $18.8 million; 5. Independence Day: Resurgence, $16.7 million.