Universal/DreamWorks/Jellyfish Pictures’ “Dog Man” has given a bit of a boost to a sagging box office, earning a $36 million opening weekend from 3,885 theaters.

Family movies last year buoyed the box office, with PG-rated films accounting for $2.9 billion, or 33% of all ticket revenue, according to data firm Comscore. So far, they’re li

Dog Man” enjoyed a barking good start at the domestic box office, collecting a leading $36 million from 3,885 North American cinemas in its first weekend of release. Universal and DreamWorks Animation's animated canine-crime-fighting film,