Box Office: May 10-12, 2019: AVENGERS: ENDGAME, POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACKU, THE HUSTLE, & More

Box Office May 10-12, 2019

Avengers: Endgame was Number One at the box office over the weekend for the third week in a row with $723.4 Million in the United States. Worldwide, Avengers: Endgame has made $2.4 Billion so far.

Pokemon Detective Pikachu premiered in Second Place over the weekend at the box office with $58 Million.

The Hustle premiered in Third Place over the weekend at the box office with $13.5 Million.

The Intruder was Fourth this weekend with $6.6 Million.

Long Shot was Fifth at the box office over the weekend with $6.1 Million.

Poms, Uglydolls, Breakthrough, Tolkien, and Captain Marvel rounded out the Top Ten respectively.

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

Pokémon Detective Pikachu is a 2019 urban fantasy mystery film directed by Rob Letterman, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit and Derek Connolly from a story by Hernandez, Samit and Nicole Perlman. Based on the Pokémon franchise created by Satoshi Tajiri and the 2016 video game Detective Pikachu, the film is produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures and The Pokémon Company, in association with Toho Co., Ltd. in a joint venture production. It is the first live-action adaptation in the franchise. The film stars Ryan Reynolds as the voice and facial motion capture of the titular character, with Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Suki Waterhouse, Omar Chaparro, Chris Geere, Ken Watanabe and Bill Nighy in live-action roles.

The Hustle is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Chris Addison and written by Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning, Dale Launer, and Jac Schaeffer. It is a female-centered remake of the 1988 film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which is itself a remake of the 1964 film Bedtime Story. The film stars Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp, and Dean Norris, and follows two women who set out to con an internet millionaire.

Poms is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Zara Hayes, staring Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier, Celia Weston, Alisha Boe, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, and Rhea Perlman. The film follows a group of women from a retirement home who decide to start a cheerleading squad.

Tolkien is a 2019 American biographical drama film directed by Dome Karukoski and written by David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford. It is about the early life of English professor J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, as well as notable academic works. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, and Derek Jacobi.

Next week sees the release of: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, A Dog’s Journey, The Sun Is Also a Star, and a plethora of other mainstream and independent films. Find my predictions on these releases in the weekly The Bottom Line column. A preview: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum will be Number One at the box office.

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