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83% Deadpool 2

84% Avengers: Infinity War

58% Book Club

39% Life of the Party

26% Breaking In (2018)

26% Show Dogs
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87% Pope Francis - A Man of His Word
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98% 2001: A Space Odyssey (2018 re-release)

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Box Office: ‘Deadpool 2’ Propels to $125 Million Opening

Deadpool might not consider himself a superhero, but its latest installment is off to a powerful start.

The Marvel Comics film from 20th Century Fox debuted in North American with $125 million in 4,349 locations. That wasn’t enough to match the debut of its predecessor, 2016’s “Deadpool,” which had the biggest opening ever for an R-rated film with $132.4 million. The Ryan Reynolds-starrer bowed overseas with $176 million for a global weekend total of $301 million.

Although it debuted under estimates, “Deadpool 2’s” launch was nothing to complain about. It still secured the second-best opening for an R-rated film, as well as the third-biggest debut of the year behind Marvel blockbusters “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Black Panther.” It also secured Fox its second-highest opening weekend in history.

The sequel is still boasting a strong critical consensus, with an 84% Rotten Tomatoes rating and an A CinemaScore.

Its opening was enough to crush “Avengers: Infinity War’s” reign on the domestic box office. After securing the No. 1 spot for three weeks, the Disney and Marvel superhero tentpole dropped to second place. Its fourth weekend haul was still impressive, reeling in $29 million from 4,002 screens. “Infinity War’s” domestic tally currently sits at $595.4 million.

“Infinity War” was followed by Paramount Pictures’ new release, “Book Club.” The romantic comedy — starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen — came in slightly ahead of expectations, earning $12.3 million on 2,781 screens.

The weekend’s other newcomer, Global Road Entertainment’s “Show Dogs,” landed in sixth place, only digging up $6 million from 3,212 locations. The family-friendly comedy garnered an A CinemaScore. Its Rotten Tomatoes critical score didn’t fare quite as well, averaging a 26%.

Rounding out the top five are two film’s sophomore frames. Warner Bros.’ “Life of the Party” rallied in $7.5 million from 3,656 locations. Domestically, it has made $30.9 million. Universal’s “Breaking In” secured $6.5 million on 2,537 screens. In two weeks, it’s earned $28.8 million.

In the specialty market, Focus Features’ “Pope Francis – A Man of His Word” opened with $480,000 on 346 screens for a per screen average of $1,389.

“RBG,” the documentary on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is still holding strong. In its third weekend, it expanded to 375 locations for a three-day total of $1.28 million. That’s a per screen average of $3,413. Magnolia Pictures and Participant Media co-produced the film with Storyville Films and CNN Films.

Thanks to a trio of superhero powerhouses, the domestic box office is up 6.3% from 2017, according to comScore. The weekend-to-date is up a staggering 62.9%, compared to 2017 when “Alien: Covenant” was the No. 1 film.

“A crowded powerhouse of a mid-May weekend benefitted from a very diverse lineup of newcomers to appeal to almost every taste and demographic,” Paul Dergarabedian, box office analysis at comScore, said.

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[JLMC469]

So, it's pretty much a lock that Infinity War will surpass the $2 billion (worldwide) mark in the coming weeks. WOW.

 

[Phoenix RISING]

I am shocked that Deadpool dethroned IW as #1 within just four weeks.

That is impressive for a Rated-R movie.

 

[Xiaoki]

I am shocked that Deadpool dethroned IW as #1 within just four weeks.

That is impressive for a Rated-R movie.

And Solo is going to do better than both next week. Thats just the cycle of life during BLOCKBUSTER season.

The week after? Who knows?

 

[Kadayi]

So, it's pretty much a lock that Infinity War will surpass the $2 billion (worldwide) mark in the coming weeks. WOW.

I don't know about that. It's possible, but I think most people who were planning on seeing it likely have already. A lot depends on how the second weekend goes in China.

 

[Phoenix RISING]

I had IW at $1.7B.

It reached that. If it goes to $2B, I'll concede that I lost prediction.

Right now I have my eyes on domestic. I'm on record for saying that IW would struggle to beat BP domestically, but it would. BP is $33M ahead right now in the same timespan. If IW didn't pass it, that would be an L I would collect with a smile.

 

[RubxQub]

So how good is "A Quiet Place" really?

I keep hearing it's some majorly good movie, and I love me some Jim from Office but admittedly don't really get into the theater for that kind of movie these days.

Really worth going to see it in the theatre vs. waiting for the home release?

 

[NovumAngel]

So how good is "A Quiet Place" really?

I keep hearing it's some majorly good movie, and I love me some Jim from Office but admittedly don't really get into the theater for that kind of movie these days.

Really worth going to see it in the theatre vs. waiting for the home release?

There are some mixed reactions in the movies thread, I personally liked it.

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/movie-gaf-april-2018-ot-whats-new-and-what-are-you-watching.1461737/

 

[mckmas8808]

I hate the fact that Black Panther will not hit $700 million domestically.

 

[kunonabi]

So how good is "A Quiet Place" really?

I keep hearing it's some majorly good movie, and I love me some Jim from Office but admittedly don't really get into the theater for that kind of movie these days.

Really worth going to see it in the theatre vs. waiting for the home release?

It's mostly well-made but it honestly doesnt make a lot of sense in regards to the pregnancy angle or how the world got as bad as it is. Those two elements soured me on the whole movie.

 

[womfalcs3]

Deadpool 2 couldn't make as much as its predecessor while costing twice more.

 

[WaterAstro]

Deadpool 2 was pretty okay. I felt like the pacing was off. Sometimes I felt like it was dragging, then the action goes really quick. I dunno how to describe it really.

 

[WaterAstro]

Avengers currently 1.85 worldwide, broke record for China for #1, and 600m domestic.

 

[Hoya Destroyer]

Im keen to see Avengers and Deadpool.