‘Deadpool 2’ knocks ‘Infinity War’ out of top spot
The release of “Deadpool 2” this past weekend ended “Avengers: Infinity War’s” three-week stronghold on the top spot at the box office.
Twentieth Century Fox’s “Deadpool 2” grossed $125.5 million in its first weekend in theaters, slightly less than the first film’s recordbreaking $132.4 million launch.
It bumped “Avengers: Infinity War” to second place with $29.5 million.
The superhero blockbuster has netted more than $595.8 million domestically.
In third place was Paramount’s “Book Club,” starring Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda and Mary Steenburgen, which opened to $13.6 million.
The Melissa Mccarthy comedy “Life of the Party” took fourth place with $7.6 million, while the Gabrielle Union thriller “Breaking
In” landed in fifth with $6.8 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by comscore:
1. “Deadpool 2,” 20th Century Fox, $125,507,153, 4,349 locations, $28,859 average, $125,507,153, one week.
2. “Avengers: Infinity War,” Disney, $29,452,903, 4,002 locations, $7,360 average, $595,813,862, four weeks.
3. “Book Club,” Paramount, $13,582,231, 2,781 locations, $4,884 average, $13,582,231, one week.
4. “Life of the Party,” Warner Bros., $7,603,850, 3,656 locations, $2,080 average, $30,915,357, two weeks.
5. “Breaking In,” Universal, $6,826,385, 2,537 locations, $2,691 average, $29,106,095, two weeks.
6. “Show Dogs,” Open Road, $6,023,972, 3,212 locations, $1,875 average, $6,023,972, one week.
7. “Overboard,” Lionsgate, $4,625,858, 1,820 locations, $2,542 average, $36,874,428, three weeks.
8. “A Quiet Place,” Paramount, $3,944,442, 2,327 locations, $1,695 average, $176,080,755, seven weeks.
9. “Rampage,” Warner Bros., $1,577,260, 1,466 locations, $1,076 average, $92,500,589, six weeks.
10. “I Feel Pretty,” STX Entertainment, $1,265,813, 1,505 locations, $841 average, $46,604,270, five weeks.
11. “RBG,” Magnolia Pictures, $1,252,920, 378 locations, $3,315 average, $3,853,686, three weeks.
12. “Super Troopers 2,” 20th Century Fox, $1,216,470, 478 locations, $2,545 average, $29,028,826, five weeks.
13. “Black Panther,” Disney, $860,442, 935 locations, $920 average, $697,822,227, 14 weeks.
14. “Tully,” Focus Features, $560,020, 670 locations, $836 average, $8,430,545, three weeks.
15. “Raazi,” Zee Studios International, $551,201, 123 locations, $4,481 average, $1,846,376, two weeks.
16. “Disobedience,” Bleecker Street, $521,915, 247 locations, $2,113 average, $1,901,655, four weeks.
17. “Pope Francis: A Man of His Word,” Focus Features, $507,870, 346 locations, $1,468 average, $507,870, one week.
18. “Blockers,” Universal, $462,580, 439 locations, $1,054 average, $59,038,055, seven weeks.
19. “Ready Player One,” Warner Bros., $365,484,
388 locations, $942 average, $135,292,094, eight weeks.
20. “Isle of Dogs,” Fox Searchlight, $344,866, 288 locations, $1,197 average, $30,743,143, nine weeks.