{"id":7041,"date":"2019-05-06T19:10:55","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T19:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=7041"},"modified":"2019-05-06T19:10:55","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T19:10:55","slug":"box-office-insider-avengers-endgame-blasts-past-2-billion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/box-office-insider-avengers-endgame-blasts-past-2-billion-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office Insider: \u2018Avengers: Endgame\u2019 Blasts Past $2 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each week on <\/span>Atom Insider<\/span><\/i>, we break down the box office numbers for all of the biggest films opening in theaters. This week, <\/span>Avengers: Endgame <\/span><\/i>continued its march toward $3 billion, despite new competition from three other wide releases.<\/span><\/p>\n

This Week’s Top Earner (For The Second Week In A Row) \u2013 ‘<\/span>Avengers: Endgame’<\/span><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s not even close. <\/span>Avengers: Endgame <\/span><\/i>(Disney) made $145.8 million domestically in its second week, which is just under the opening debut of <\/span>Captain Marvel<\/span><\/i> and more than the three final <\/span>Twilight Films <\/span><\/i>did in their opening weekends. Worldwide, it\u2019s nearly made $2.2 billion after just 12 days, making it the second highest grossing film of all time.<\/span><\/p>\n

As far as superhero and comic book movies go, <\/span>Avengers: Endgame <\/span><\/i>is now the biggest of them all, and in record time. It\u2019s made about double the total gross of <\/span>Aquaman<\/span><\/i> in this time, and that\u2019s the highest grossing DC film ever released. It\u2019s hard to imagine what can possibly come close to this type of box office dominance anytime soon, but if we\u2019ve learned one thing from these MCU movies, it\u2019s that anything\u2019s possible. Maybe inevitable?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Second Place \u00a0\u2013 ‘<\/span>The Intruder’<\/span><\/h2>\n

Despite having the smallest of the weekend\u2019s wide releases, <\/span>The Intruder <\/span><\/i>(Sony\/Screen Gems) managed to overcome the rest of the newcomers and secure the #2 spot, making $11 million domestically in just 2,222 theaters. Not bad, considering its low reported budget of $8 million. Reviews weren\u2019t exactly glowing for <\/span>Intruder<\/span><\/i>\u2014a home invasion thriller starring Dennis Quaid, Michael Ealy, and Meagan Goode\u2014but audiences were clearly in the mood for this type of tense, low-budget counterprogramming. This is also great news for director Deon Taylor, whose last film <\/span>Traffik <\/span><\/i>(Lionsgate) made less than <\/span>Intruder <\/span><\/i>did in its entire six-week run.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And Third \u00a0\u2013 ‘<\/span>Long Shot’<\/span><\/h2>\n

The votes are in, and it looks like <\/span>Long Shot <\/span><\/i>(Lionsgate) will be a minor flop by the end of its run. The R-rated political romantic comedy reportedly cost $40 million to make, but it only earned $10 million in its opening weekend domestically, plus $3.3 million internationally. This is despite playing in 3,230 theaters, having the star power of Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron, and boasting stellar reviews from critics. <\/span><\/p>\n

Judging from how other romantic comedies of varying quality have struggled at the box office in 2019 so far, it\u2019s looking like audiences are getting more and more used to consuming their guilty pleasure movies at home through streaming. And with big box office competition coming in the next few weeks, the real long shot would be this film making much more of an impact unless word of mouth begins to pick up.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rounding Out The Rest Of The Box Office<\/span><\/h2>\n

UglyDolls <\/span><\/i>(STX) debuted at #4 with just $8.5 million domestically in over 3,600 theaters. Those numbers definitely aren\u2019t pretty. <\/span>Captain Marvel <\/span><\/i>(Disney)<\/span> fell three spots to #5 with $4.2 million domestically in its 9th week. It\u2019s still playing in over 2,200 theaters, but your chance to see the film before it flies off will certainly narrow in the coming weeks. The same goes for <\/span>Breakthrough <\/span><\/i>(Fox), which fell two spots to #6 in its third week with just $3.9 million domestically.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Curse of La Llorona <\/span><\/i>(Warner Bros.) dropped four spots to #7 with just $3.5 million domestically. That looks scary, but in just three weeks, the <\/span>Conjuring <\/span><\/i>spinoff has already managed to earn $104.4 million worldwide off of a low reported budget of $9 million, making it one of the biggest hits of the year when it comes to budget ratios.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shazam! <\/span><\/i>(Warner Bros.) fell three spots to #8 in its fifth week, earning $2.4 million domestically. At #9, <\/span>Little <\/span><\/i>(Universal) shrunk to $1.47 million, but it\u2019s managed to make double its budget after a month at the box office. And last we have <\/span>Dumbo <\/span><\/i>(Disney), which finishes its sixth week at #10 with $1.43 million domestically.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And They\u2019re Out<\/span><\/h2>\n

As expected, a few films fell off the Top 10 to make way for new wide releases (though <\/span>El Chicano<\/span><\/i> debuted at #11). <\/span>Pet Sematary <\/span><\/i>(Paramount) dropped four spots to #12 in its fifth week, rest in peace. <\/span>Us <\/span><\/i>(Universal) finally returned underground after seven weeks at the box office and is now at #13. And <\/span>Penguins <\/span><\/i>(Disneynature) slipped and fell down to #15 in its third week, despite flirting with the Top 10 last weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Check back with Atom Insider later this week as we preview all the new releases hitting theaters this Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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