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The Disney and Marvel blockbuster earned a huge
$61.8 million in its third weekend. Combined with its $200
million launch in China, "Infinity War" earned $343.1 million
worldwide this weekend, for a global cume of $1.6 billion. On
Saturday, it became the second-fastest film to cross the $500
million mark at the domestic box office.
The superhero adventure has passed "The Avengers" ($1.519
billion), "Furious 7" ($1.516 billion), "Avengers: Age of Ultron"
($1.405 billion), "Black Panther" ($1.229 billion), and "Star
Wars: The Last Jedi" ($1.332 billion) to become the
fifth-highest-grossing global film of all time.
Two mom-led opening releases got a Mother's Day boost. Melissa
McCarthy's comedy "Life of the Party" debuted in second with
$18.5 million from 3,656 locations. The Warner Bros. and New
Line film is currently averaging a 41 percent on Rotten
Tomatoes, as well as a B CinemaScore. Meanwhile, Gabrielle
Union's "Breaking In" launched in third with $16.5 million in
2,537 locations. The thriller from Universal has a 27 percent on
Rotten Tomatoes.
The second weekend of Lionsgate and Pantelion's comedy
"Overboard" landed in fourth with $10 million, while the sixth
weekend of Paramount's "A Quiet Place" secured No. 5 with $6.3
million. The thriller directed by John Krasinski has made $169
million at the domestic box office.
The year-to-date box office is up 4.9 percent from 2017,
according to comScore. The box office is likely to see a boost
in coming weeks as "Deadpool 2" opens May 18 and "Solo: A Star
Wars Story" bows on May 25.
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