Box Office: 'PAW Patrol' crushes Hugh Jackman's 'Reminiscence' as 'Free Guy' remains no. 1

LOS ANGELES - Need proof that moviegoing is far from returning to normal? Look no further than this weekend's domestic box office charts.

Case in point: An animated movie based on the kids TV show "PAW Patrol" left Hugh Jackman's romance drama "Reminiscence" in the dust in North America, with the heroic pups of Adventure City collecting six times more than a film toplined by one of the most charismatic actors in Hollywood in their respective debuts. That's the unpredictable reality of the movie theater business as the delta variant continues to depress ticket sales across the globe. Neither "PAW Patrol" nor "Reminiscence" were able to best "Free Guy," which remained victorious for the second weekend straight.