The $14.27 million figure tops the first Tuesdays of some big recent comic book movies such as Captain America: Civil War ($13.76 million) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($12.7 million).
Warner Bros. Pictures‘ Suicide Squad continued to perform strong at the domestic box office on Tuesday, adding $14.27 million.
The film has earned $161.1 million domestically after five days (it had earned $133 million internationally through Sunday).
It also marks the biggest Tuesday ever for the month of August.