Fil-Am filmmaker’s ‘Love Hurts’ is No. 3 at North American box office

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Ke Huy Quan, left, and Marshawn “Beastmode” Lynch in a scene from “Love Hurts.” (Universal Pictures via AP)

LOS ANGELES – Filipino American Jonathan Eusebio’s directorial debut film “Love Hurts” has clinched the No. 3 spot at the North American box office, opening with $5.8 million.

The action comedy film, starring Oscar and Golden Globe winners Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose, will be featured at the Manila International Film Festival (MIFF) in Los Angeles next month.

“Love Hurts” tells the story of Marvin Gable (Quan), a successful realtor whose past as a violent hitman haunts him when his former partner reveals that his brother is hunting him.

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Ke Huy Quan, left, and Lio Tipton in a scene from “Love Hurts.” (Universal Pictures via AP)

Eusebio has gained fame for his work as stunt coordinator for “Black Panther” and “Deadpool 2” in 2018. He has previously served as fight coordinator for “Iron Man 2” (2010), “The Avengers” (2012) and “John Wick” (2014). He has also worked as an assistant fight coordinator on “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2007) and on stunt teams for “Blade II” and “Austin Powers in Goldmember” in 2002.

“Dog Man” held onto the top spot at the box office in a slow Super Bowl weekend at the movies, taking in $13.7 million to lead all films in North America, according to industry estimates released Sunday.

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DreamWorks’ animated comedy about a police officer who becomes fused with his service dog, which opened in first place one week ago, beat out Sony’s slasher film “Heart Eyes,” which opened with $8.5 million, Comscore reported.

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Li’l Petey, voiced by Lucas Hopkins Calderon, left, and Dog Man, voiced by Peter Hastings in a scene from DreamWorks Animation’s “Dog Man.” (Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Animation via AP)

Fourth place went to “Mufasa: The Lion King,” which made another $3.9 million Friday through Sunday in its eighth weekend in theaters. It was followed by “Companion,” which made $3.02 million in its second week.

Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases were “One of Them Days” ($3 million), “Becoming Led Zeppelin” ($2.62 million), “Flight Risk” ($2.6 million), “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” ($1.7 million) and “Moana 2” ($1.5 million).

This weekend’s overall three-day box office haul was estimated at $54.4 million. The year-to-date total is $691.2 million — up 12 percent from the figure at this time last year, according to Comscore.