"Aquaman" easily retained its No. 1 spot for a third weekend, pulling in a solid $30 million for a domestic haul of $259 million.

And overseas, Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry is even more popular: With $940 million worldwide, the superhero's first solo film is now DC’s highest-grossing title overseas, surpassing the record previously set by Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises." It's well on its way to becoming the first Warner Bros. comic-book movie to cross $1 billion globally since "The Dark Knight Rises."

The only new major film in release, "Escape Room," debuted in second place with $18 million from 2,700 locations. Since the thriller about a group of strangers trapped in an escape room only cost $9 million to make, that's a strong start indeed.

Just behind was "Mary Poppins Returns," which was in third with an estimated $15.8 million. The Disney musical, starring Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, has earned $138 million at the domestic box office.

The best screen average of the weekend went to the crime drama "Destroyer," starring Nicole Kidman and Sebastian Stan. It pulled in $110,012 from six venues, which works out to $18,335 per location. It's made $260,000 since its Christmas Day release.

Also performing well: "Stan & Ollie," with John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan as comedy legends Laurel and Hardy. It averaged $12,022 from eight screens for a weekend take of $96,173. It's gotten significantly better reviews than Reilly's other buddy comedy, "Holmes & Watson," and a Golden Globes nod for his performance as Oliver Hardy.

While "Aquaman" is racking up cash left and right, January 2019's box office is still behind the same weekend last year when "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" was number 1, according to Comscore.

But things should really start cooking over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. M. Night Shyamalan's "Glass," which opens January 18, is expected to earn between $50 million and $70 million over the holiday weekend.

Here are the top 10 estimates for January 4-6, 2019

1. "Aquaman," $30,700,000
2. "Escape Room," $18,000,000
3. "Mary Poppins Returns," $15,773,000
4. "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," $13,010,000
5. "Bumblebee," $12,775,000
6. "The Mule," $9,040,000
7. "Vice," $5,803,490
8. "Second Act," $4,910,000
9. "Ralph Breaks the Internet," $4,685,000
10. "Holmes & Watson," $3,400,000

[Via Variety, BoxOfficeMojo.com]