After its monstrous, record-breaking opening weekend, there was no question thatAvengers: Infinity Warwould repeat atop thebox office, going up against three movies arriving in less than half the theatersInfinity Waris playing in. The only real question that remained was couldAvengers: Infinity Warpull off a big enough second frame to break the second weekend record of $149.2 million set byStar Wars: The Force Awakensin 2015? Today we learned the answer to that question, which is no, withAvengers: Infinity Wareasily taking the top spot with $112.4 million.
WhileAvengers: Infinity Warhad no trouble breaking the $247.9 million opening weekend record set byStar Wars: The Force Awakens, pulling $257.6 million, it dropped too much in its second weekend. InStar Wars: The Force Awakens' second weekend, it dropped just 39.8% to take in $149.2 million in its second frame, and an additional 39.5% in its third weekend to set a third-weekend record of $90.2 million. We projected that, ifAvengers: Infinity Wardropped 40%, it would end up eclipsing the second weekend record, with our projections for the second weekend coming in at $154.5 million, but its second weekend drop was much more significant than expected, dropping 56.4%.
Avengers: Infinity Wardid manage to secure a different record yesterday, though, passing the $1 billion mark in just 11 days, the fastest ever, eclipsing the previous record of 12 days set byStar Wars: The Force Awakens. As of now,Avengers: Infinity War’s domestic total stands at $450.8 million, with $713.3 million from foreign territories for a global total of $1.164 billion. Theinternational tally will also likely get a big bump next weekend, when the superhero ensemble opens in its final, and most likely largest, international market, China, on May 11. A big showing in China could help propelAvengers: Infinity Wartowards the $2 billion mark, a feat only three movies in history have ever passed,Star Wars: The Force Awakens($2.068 billion),Titanic($2.187 billion) andAvatar($2.788 billion).
While the three newcomers going up againstAvengers: Infinity Warweren’t expected to provide any sort of meaningful competition, one did fare far better than expected. Coming in a distant second place this weekend is Pantelion’s remake of the 1980s comedyOverboard, starring Eugenio Derbez and Anna Faris, which earned a solid $14.7 million.The movie pulled in an impressive $9,088 per-screen average while debuting in just 1,623 theaters. The top 5 is rounded out by holdoversA Quiet Placewith $7.6 million,I Feel Prettywith $4.9 million andRampagewith $4.6 million.
The top 10 is rounded out byTully($3.18 million),Black Panther($3.14 million),Truth or Dare($1.88 million),Super Troopers 2($1.81 million) andBad Samaritan($3.9 million). Looking ahead to next weekend, only two movies will arrive in wide release, with Universal’s thrillerBreaking In, starring Gabrielle Union, and New Line Cinema’sLife of the Party, starring Melissa McCarthy. Check back on Tuesday for next weekend’s predictions, but until then, take a look at the top 10 estimates for the weekend of May 4, courtesy ofBox Office Mojo.
Avengers: Infinity War$112.4 million
Overboard$14.7 million
A Quiet Place$7.6 million
I Feel Pretty$4.9 million
Rampage$4.6 million
Tully$3.18 million
Black Panther$3.14 million
Truth or Dare$1.88 million
Super Troopers 2$1.81 million
