LOS ANGELES - "DC League of Super-Pets," an animated adventure about the four-legged friends of superheroes, opened in first place at the domestic box office with $23 million from 4,313 theaters.
However,"DC League of Super-Pets" doesn't have much competition on the horizon, which could work to its advantage. It helps that audiences liked the film, which landed an"A-" CinemaScore. This weekend's other new nationwide release, B.J. Novak's true-crime inspired dark comedy"Vengeance," barely cracked the top 10. The R-rated film opened in line with expectations, pulling in a lacklustre$1.75 million from 998 theaters. Novak, who also wrote the screenplay, portrays a New York City-based journalist and podcaster who travels to Texas to investigate the death of a girl he was only casually dating.