Box Office: April 26-28, 2019: AVENGERS: ENDGAME, CAPTAIN MARVEL, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, & More

Box Office April 26-28, 2019

Avengers: Endgame premiered in the Number One spot at the box office over the weekend with $350 Million in the United States. Worldwide, Avengers: Endgame has made an unprecedented $1.21 Billion in its first five days of release.

The other records Avengers: Endgame broke over the weekend.

Largest Thursday Previews: $60 million
Previous Record: $57 million (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

Widest Opening: 4,662 theaters
Previous Record: 4,529 theaters (Despicable Me 3)

Largest Friday, Opening Day and Single Day: $156.7 million
Previous Record: $119.1 million (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

Largest Saturday: $109 million
Previous Record: $82.1 million (Avengers: Infinity War)

Largest Sunday: $84.3 million
Previous Record: $69.2 million (Avengers: Infinity War)

Domestic Opening Weekend: $350 million
Previous Record: $257.69 million (Avengers: Infinity War)

#1 Movie Market Share: 90%
Previous Record: 84.5% (Avengers: Age of Ultron)

Highest Per Theater Average (Wide Opening): $75,075 / 4,662 theaters
Previous Record: $59,982 / 4,134 theaters ()

Largest April Opening, Spring Opening, PG-13 Opening and 3-Day Gross: $350 million
Previous Record: $257.69 million (Avengers: Infinity War)

Biggest Weekend Overall (Top 12 Gross): $389 million
Previous Record: $305.55 million (Dec. 18–20, 2015)

Fastest to $100 Million: 1 Day
Previous Record: 1 Day (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

Fastest to $150 Million: 1 Day
Previous Record: 2 Days (Avengers: Infinity War)

Fastest to $200 Million: 2 Days
Previous Record: 3 Days (Avengers: Infinity War)

Fastest to $250 Million: 3 Days
Previous Record: 3 Days (Avengers: Infinity War)

Fastest to $300 Million: 3 Days
Previous Record: 5 Days (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

Fastest to $350 Million: 3 Days
Previous Record: 6 Days (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

International Opening Weekend: $859 million
Previous Record: $443.15 million (The Fate of the Furious)

Worldwide Opening Weekend: $1.2 billion
Previous Record: $640.5 million (Avengers: Infinity War)

Global 4DX Format Opening Record: ~$15 million / 635 screens
Previous Record: ~$7.5 million / 540 screens (Jurassic World)

Global 3D Opening Record: ~$540 million
Previous Record: ~$366 million (Avengers: Infinity War)

Global IMAX Opening Record: $91.5 million
Previous Record: $47.6 million (Star War: The Force Awakens)

Put succinctly, Avengers: Endgame‘s opening weekend was recording-breaking and incredible.

Captain Marvel was Second (thanks to the release of Avengers: Endgame) with $8 Million for $413.5 Million so far in the United States. Worldwide, Captain Marvel has made $1.11 Billion.

The Curse of La Llorona was Third with $7.5 Million at the box office over the weekend.

Breakthrough was Fourth Place at the box office over the weekend with $6.3 Million.

Shazam! was Fifth at the box office with $5.5 Million for $131.1 Million so far in the United States. Worldwide, Shazam has made $345.8 Million.

Captain Marvel was Fourth with $9.1 Million for $400 Million so far. Worldwide, Captain Marvel has made $1.089 Billion.

Little, Dumbo, Pet Sematary, Us, and Penguins rounded out the Top Ten respectively.

The films in the Top Ten that opened this weekend at the box office:

Avengers: Endgame is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2012’s The Avengers, 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron and 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, and the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Bradley Cooper, and Josh Brolin. In the film, the surviving members of the Avengers and their allies work to reverse the damage caused by Thanos in Infinity War.

Next week sees the release of: Uglydolls, Long Shot, The Intruder, El Chicano, and a plethora of other mainstream and independent films. Find my predictions on these releases in the weekly The Bottom Line column. A preview: Avengers: Endgame will be Number One at the box office for a second week in a row.

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