The superlatives forAvengers: Infinity Warcontinue in its second week of release. Poised to pass the $1 billion mark with ease at the worldwide box office this weekend, the Marvel Studios' epic event amassed an additional $31.4 million on Friday alone toward a $120+ million weekend, domestically. That will push the 10-day domestic tally to over $450 million. An additional $38.1 million bump from international territories–including a record-setting debut in Russia on its May 3rd opening–takes the worldwide total to $974.5 million as of today. By tonight,Avengers: Infinity Warshould have crossed $1 billion, in just 11 days … and it hasn’t even opened in China yet. Pretty impressive.
Elsewhere on the Top 5 for Friday is the newcomers likeOverboard, a remake of the 1987 comedy, starringAnna FarisandEugenio Derbez; the Pantelion Films' comedy is on pace for a little over $14 million this weekend.John Krasinski’s crowd-pleasing horror filmA Quiet Placetook third while another comedy,I Feel PrettystarringAmy Schumer, landed in fourth.Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s starring role opposite George the Giant Albino Gorilla inRampagerounded things out.
Other new releases include Focus Feature’sTully,Jason Reitman’s dramedy written byDiablo CodystarringCharlize Theron. TheYoung Adultteam’s new film brought in an estimate $1.16 million for a $3.7 million debut. Electric Entertainment’sBad Samaritan, starringDavid Tennantin a villainous role, tallied $645,000 on Friday for $1.8 million estimated for the weekend. We’ll have the full breakdown for the weekend tomorrow morning.
Here’s a look at how the Top 5 for Friday’s box office shake out (viaBox Office Mojo):
Avengers: Infinity War
$369,760,540
$4,815,000
A Quiet Place
$154,634,386
I Feel Pretty
$34,518,283
$81,343,100
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