{"id":162955,"date":"2018-05-07T06:29:28","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T10:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=162955"},"modified":"2018-05-07T06:29:28","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T10:29:28","slug":"avengers-infinity-war-scores-second-best-weekend-2-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/05\/07\/avengers-infinity-war-scores-second-best-weekend-2-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Avengers: Infinity War’ scores second best weekend 2 ever"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Walt Disney Co. said Sunday that \u201cAvengers: Infinity War\u201d will gross an estimated $112.5 million from North American theatres over the weekend, becoming the second highest grossing film in weekend two behind \u201cStar Wars: The Force Awakens\u201d’ $149.2 million and just slightly ahead of \u201cBlack Panther\u201d ($111.7 million). (Photo: Marvel Studios\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 After breaking opening weekend records, \u201cAvengers: Infinity War\u201d continued to dominate in its second weekend in theatres, but alternative programming like the romantic comedy \u201cOverboard\u201d also found an audience in what has historically been considered the \u201cofficial\u201d kick-off to the summer movie season.<\/p>\n

The Walt Disney Co. said Sunday that \u201cAvengers: Infinity War\u201d will gross an estimated $112.5 million from North American theatres over the weekend, becoming the second highest grossing film in weekend two behind \u201cStar Wars: The Force Awakens\u201d’ $149.2 million and just slightly ahead of \u201cBlack Panther\u201d ($111.7 million).<\/p>\n

It’s a 56 per cent drop from its first weekend in theatres \u2014 less steep than the second weekend fall of \u201cAvengers: Age of Ultron\u201d (59.4 per cent) or \u201cCaptain America: Civil War\u201d (59.5 per cent), but more than \u201cBlack Panther’s\u201d uniquely soft 44.7 per cent sophomore weekend decline.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re in uncharted territory again,\u201d said comScore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian. \u201cThis is a second weekend number that many films would aspire to have on opening weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Globally, \u201cAvengers: Infinity War\u201d has now grossed over $1.2 billion and become the first film ever to cross the $1 billion mark in 11 days of release, and it has yet to even open in China.<\/p>\n

There was little new competition this weekend in the blockbuster space, although there were a handful of other options, like \u201cOverboard,\u201d which came in a very distant second to \u201cAvengers,\u201d but still made a notable splash for a film its size.<\/p>\n

MGM and Lionsgate’s Pantelion Films’ gender-swapped remake of Garry Marshall’s 1987 comedy, \u201cOverboard\u201d scored the highest-grossing opening weekend for Pantelion Films with a better-than-expected $14.8 million from 1,623 theatres. It’s already surpassed its modest mid-teens production budget.<\/p>\n

Pantelion Films CEO Paul Presburger and Jonathan Glickman, president of the Motion Picture Group at MGM, both attribute the success to the star-power of Eugenio Derbez (\u201cInstructions Not Included,\u201d \u201cHow to be a Latin Lover\u201d) who helped developed the bilingual remake with an American star (Anna Faris) to appeal not just to his Hispanic fan base but all audiences.<\/p>\n

The cast, including Derbez and Eva Longoria, helped promote the film on their social media accounts too.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s great to have a large base especially in the wake of ‘Avengers,\u201d’ Presburger said. \u201cWe have a movie out there that plays to families and all audiences that should have success into Mother’s Day and onwards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although critics were not especially won over by \u201cOverboard,\u201d audiences gave the film a more favourable A- CinemaScore.<\/p>\n

Third place went to \u201cA Quiet Place,\u201d which has grossed $159.9 million in five weeks in theatres, and fourth place to \u201cI Feel Pretty,\u201d now up to $37.8 million in weekend three. \u201cRampage\u201d rounded out the top five with $4.6 million, bumping its domestic total to $84.8 million.<\/p>\n

In sixth place, \u201cTully,\u201d starring Charlize Theron, launched on 1,353 screens with $3.2 million. It’s the third collaboration between director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody, the team behind \u201cJuno,\u201d and their second with Theron, who also starred in their film \u201cYoung Adult.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hollywood’s summer movie season typically runs from the first weekend in May through Labor Day, but this year got a jump-start with the late April release of \u201cAvengers: Infinity War.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was not the strongest weekend ever in terms of the official kick-off of the summer season, but we could be looking at a record May ultimately,\u201d Dergarabedian said, noting upcoming releases like \u201cDeadpool 2\u201d (May 18) and \u201cSolo: A Star Wars Story\u201d (May 25). \u201cThis weekend just shows how the strategy of release dates is changing how the box office plays out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cAvengers: Infinity War,\u201d $112.5 million ($162.6 million international).<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cOverboard,\u201d $14.8 million.<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cA Quiet Place,\u201d $7.6 million ($4.1 million international).<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cI Feel Pretty,\u201d $4.9 million ($3.2 million international).<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cRampage,\u201d $4.6 million ($13.7 million international).<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cTully,\u201d $3.2 million ($200,000 international).<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cBlack Panther,\u201d $3.1 million ($390,000 international).<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cTruth or Dare,\u201d $1.9 million ($5.7 million international).<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cSuper Troopers 2,\u201d $1.8 million ($90,000 international).<\/li>\n
  10. \u201cBad Samaritan,\u201d $1.8 million.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

    Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theatres (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to comScore:<\/p>\n

    1.\u201dAvengers: Infinity War,\u201d $162.6 million.<\/p>\n

    2.\u201dUs And Them,\u201d $27 million.<\/p>\n

    3.\u201dRampage,\u201d $13.7 million.<\/p>\n

    4.\u201dA or B,\u201d $11.1 million.<\/p>\n

    5.\u201dBaahubali: The Conclusion,\u201d $7.9 million.<\/p>\n

    6.\u201dReady Player One,\u201d $6.3 million.<\/p>\n

    7.\u201dTruth or Dare,\u201d $5.7 million.<\/p>\n

    8.\u201dChampion,\u201d $5.5 million.<\/p>\n

    9.\u201d102 Not Out,\u201d $3.4 million.<\/p>\n

    10.\u201dI Feel Pretty,\u201d $3.2 million.<\/p>\n

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