B次元官网网址淧ok茅mon Detective PikachuB次元官网网址� gave B次元官网网址淎vengers: EndgameB次元官网网址� a run for its money this weekend at the box office, but the superheroes managed to hold onto the throne once again.
The Walt Disney Co. said Sunday that the Marvel blockbuster earned an estimated $63.1 million from its third weekend in North American theatres, bringing its domestic grosses to $723.5 million, surpassing the totals for B次元官网网址淏lack PantherB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淎vengers: Infinity War.B次元官网网址�
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But three weeks into B次元官网网址淎vengersB次元官网网址� dominance, the market finally had some room for another film to make a substantial impact. Warner Bros. managed to draw a significant audience to its live-action B次元官网网址淧ok茅mon Detective Pikachu,B次元官网网址� which opened on 4,202 screens and earned an estimated $58 million from ticket sales.
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B次元官网网址淚t was fun to win Friday night, but as they say in golf, you play your own game and IB次元官网网址檓 thrilled with our result,B次元官网网址� Goldstein added.
It even beat B次元官网网址淓ndgameB次元官网网址� internationally by a very slight margin with $103 million.
Ryan Reynolds voices the popular Pok茅mon character in the film, which notched a record of its own: Biggest video game adaption opening. The previous record-holder was the Angelina Jolie B次元官网网址淭omb RaiderB次元官网网址� from 2001, which opened with $47 million, not adjusted for inflation.
B次元官网网址淭ypically movies based on video games havenB次元官网网址檛 been all that successful,B次元官网网址� Goldstein said.
It was a mixed bag for other newcomers looking for a piece of the market, including two women-led comedies strategically launching on MotherB次元官网网址檚 Day: B次元官网网址淭he HustleB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淧oms,B次元官网网址� which both attracted an overwhelmingly female audience.
B次元官网网址淭he Hustle,B次元官网网址� a gender-flipped spin on B次元官网网址淒irty Rotten ScoundrelsB次元官网网址� with Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson, landed in third place with $13.6 million despite lacklustre reviews.
Less lucky was the Diane Keaton cheerleading comedy B次元官网网址淧oms,B次元官网网址� which grossed only $5.1 million in its debut against similarly negative reviews from critics. B次元官网网址淧omsB次元官网网址� placed sixth behind the thriller B次元官网网址淭he IntruderB次元官网网址� ($6.6 million) and the Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron rom-com B次元官网网址淟ong ShotB次元官网网址� ($6.1 million), which are both in their second weekends.
In smaller releases, B次元官网网址淭olkien,B次元官网网址� a biopic about the B次元官网网址淟ord of the RingsB次元官网网址� author starring Nicholas Hoult opened in ninth place on 1,495 screens with $2.2 million, while the documentary B次元官网网址淭he Biggest Little FarmB次元官网网址� debuted in five locations and earned $101,012.
And while not every film was a hit this weekend, the diversity of content is important to the marketplace, noted Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. Overall, the industry-wide box office continues to get stronger as the year goes on. The weekend is up around 23%, and the year is down around 9%. Three weeks ago, pre-B次元官网网址淓ndgame,B次元官网网址� that year-to-date deficit was at 17%.
B次元官网网址淚t should never be about just one type of movie,B次元官网网址� said Dergarabedian. B次元官网网址淭hat used to be the thing about summer, it was about drawing in the 18-24 year olds with superhero movies and action movies. In todayB次元官网网址檚 world, summer offers a much more eclectic and diverse mix and thatB次元官网网址檚 paying dividends for Hollywood.B次元官网网址�
And May has more big movies to come, including B次元官网网址淎laddin,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址漅ocketman,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址滼ohn Wick 3: Parabellum and B次元官网网址淕odzilla: King of the Monsters.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淢ay could be a monster at the box office,B次元官网网址� Dergarabedian said.
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.
1. B次元官网网址淎vengers: Endgame,B次元官网网址� $63.1 million ($102.3 million international).
2. B次元官网网址淧ok茅mon Detective Pikachu,B次元官网网址� $58 million ($103 million international).
3. B次元官网网址淭he Hustle,B次元官网网址� $13.6 million ($13.7 million international).
4. B次元官网网址淭he Intruder,B次元官网网址� $6.6 million.
5. B次元官网网址淟ong Shot,B次元官网网址� $6.1 million ($1.6 million international).
6. B次元官网网址淧oms,B次元官网网址� $5.1 million ($736,000 international).
7. B次元官网网址淯glydolls,B次元官网网址� $3.9 million ($522,000 international).
8. B次元官网网址淏reakthrough,B次元官网网址� $2.5 million.
9. B次元官网网址淭olkien,B次元官网网址� $2.2 million ($200,283 international).
10. B次元官网网址淐aptain Marvel,B次元官网网址� $1.8 million.
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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theatres (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to Comscore:
1. B次元官网网址淧ok茅mon Detective Pikachu,B次元官网网址� $103 million.
2. B次元官网网址淎vengers: Endgame,B次元官网网址� $102.3 million.
3. B次元官网网址淭he Hustle,B次元官网网址� $13.7 million.
4. B次元官网网址淐apernaum,B次元官网网址� $8.3 million.
5. B次元官网网址淢om,B次元官网网址� $5.6 million.
6. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檒l End Up Together,B次元官网网址� $5.1 million.
7. B次元官网网址淢iss & Mrs. Cops,B次元官网网址� $4.2 million.
8. B次元官网网址淭he Curse of La Llorona,B次元官网网址� $3.5 million.
9. B次元官网网址淧et Semetary,B次元官网网址� $2.4 million.
10. B次元官网网址淪weet Family,B次元官网网址� $2.2 million.
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Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
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