The fourth chapter in the animated series collected another $58
million, boosting its domestic haul to a huge $237 million.
After two weekends in theaters, "Toy Story 4" already the
fourth-highest grossing movie of the year. The first three spots
-- "Avengers: Endgame" ($841 million), "Captain Marvel" ($428
million), and "Aladdin" ($306 million) -- all belong to Disney
as well.
Warner Bros. and New Line's "Annabelle Comes Home," the seventh
installment in the Conjuring Universe, had the best showing
among new releases. The supernatural horror film debuted in
second place, earning $20 million over the weekend and $31
million since launching on Wednesday. While those ticket sales
represent a franchise-low debut for the Conjuring series, but
its low production budget still marks a win for the studio. Gary
Dauberman wrote and directed "Annabelle Comes Home," which stars
Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga and Mckenna Grace.
In a close third, Universal and Working Title's "Yesterday"
launched with $17 million from 2,603 venues. The musical
romantic comedy follows an aspiring songwriter (newcomer Himesh
Patel) who, after a freak accident, discovers he's the only
person who remembers the Beatles. "Yesterday" was directed by
Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire," "Trainspotting") and written
by Richard Curtis ("Love Actually"). Rights to the catalog of
John, Paul, George and Ringo's greatest hits doesn't come cheap,
so Universal is hoping "Yesterday" has a long and winding road
in theaters.
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A little farther down on domestic box office charts is
"Avengers: Endgame," which returned to the top 10 after Disney
re-released the blockbuster with an unfinished deleted scene
that didn't make it into the initial film. The special
screening, which also included a video introduction from
director Anthony Russo and a sneak peek at "Spider-Man: Far From
Home," is in a bid to take down "Avatar" as the biggest movie of
all time. "Avengers: Endgame" added another $5.5 million in its
10th weekend of release, almost a 200% jump in ticket sales.
That brings its box office receipts to $841 million in North
America and $2.76 billion worldwide. That puts Marvel's
juggernaut roughly $38 million behind "Avatar," which has
remained the highest-grossing film of all time for nearly a
decade with $2.78 billion in global ticket sales.
In fourth place, Disney's "Aladdin" generated $9.3 million in its
sixth weekend in theaters, pushing it past the $300 million mark at
the domestic box office. The live-action remake has now earned $306
million in North America and $568 million internationally.
Rounding out the top five is Universal and Illumination's "The
Secret Life of Pets 2" with $7 million.
In other box office milestones, Lionsgate's "John Wick: Chapter 3 -
Parabellum" crossed $300 million worldwide. The Keanu Reeves-led
sequel picked up $3 million this weekend, taking its domestic tally
to $161 million.
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