The drug-addled bear couldn’t out-maul Ant-Man 3, though.

A star is born, and it is a cocaine-ingesting bear.

“I felt a lot of sympathy for the bear.”

Cocaine Bear

‘Cocaine Bear’.Universal Pictures

And I just thought, well, then this movie can be a revenge story for the bear.

It just gave me a point of view and a purpose for making it.

Cocaine Bear, however, couldn’t out-maulAnt-Man 3.

It opened at No.

2 whileAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniaretained the top spot for a second week in a row.

The threequel still retains the top spot at the global box office with $364 million.

Elsewhere, Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle’sJesus Revolutionhad a solid $15 million domestic debut at No.

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