SO WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU IS THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Annabelle: Creation topped the chart with 35MM, easily beating tracking projections in the 30MM range.  And that bodes well for this low (15mm) budget Conjuring spinoff sequel; its predecessor also did huge biz overseas. Dunkirk placed with 11.4MM on a leggy 33 percent drop; the worldwide total is now 363MM against a 100MM production budget. The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature showed with 9MM against a 40MM budget; overseas sales many not be enough to save this sequel. Last weekend's champ, The Dark Tower, skidded into the fourth slot on a 59 percent drop, which must trouble Sony, esp with weak foreign sales.The Emoji Movie rounded out the Top Five with6.6MM on a 45 percent drop; again, weak overseas numbers may not drag this one into the black in cinemas.  Overall, consider that this weekend's top 12 films made a little over 100MM and one year ago, the Top 12 made over 150MM. It's a cruel Summer.

Should be back to full strength for Tuesday.