It’sAvengers: Infinity War’s world and we’re all just living in it. The Marvel Studios sequel reigned supreme on Friday at the box office, pulling in nearly $16 million and bringing its domestic total across the $500 million barrier. After 15 days in release, it is now the second fastest film to cross half a billion, lagging behind onlyStar Wars: The Force Awakenswhich holds the record with 10 days to $500 million. The film should conclude its third weekend in release with about $60 million, and it’ll want to savor it too as this is the last “free” weekend in release until the big guns start coming.Deadpool 2hits next week, withSolo: A Star Wars Storyfollowing the week after. Indeed, it’ll be interesting to see how muchInfinity Warslows down as the summer movie season continues and more blockbusters vie for audiences’ wallets and attention.
Elsewhere, it was a pretty quiet Friday. TheMelissa McCarthycomedyLife of the Partyscored just $4.9 million and is eyeing a weekend total around $18 million, which would mark the lowest opening for McCarthy’s collaborations with filmmaker husbandBen Falcone, who previously directedTammyandThe Boss. TheGabrielle UnionthrillerBreaking In,meanwhile, brought in $4.5 million and is looking at a weekend total around $15 million, which is in line with estimates.
A Quiet Place, meanwhile, pulled in another $1.8 million and theJohn Krasinskihorror film has now scored nearly $170 million domestic, which is kind of incredible. It’s the #3 domestic release of the year, behind onlyInfinity WarandBlack Pantherand ahead of blockbusters likeReady Player One,Pacific Rim Uprising, andRampage.
As forInfinity War’s place on the all-time charts, again it’ll be interesting to see how considerably this thing slows down in the coming weeks, but this weekend it’s expected to rise up to #8 on the all-time domestic list, pulling ahead ofThe Dark Knight, and it currently sits at #12 on the worldwide chart having recently pulled ahead ofFrozenandBeauty and the Beast. Next up to knock out on that list areStar Wars: The Last Jediand Marvel’s ownBlack Panther.
Check out Friday’s estimates below and check back tomorrow for full weekend numbers.
Avengers: Infinity War
$15,998,000
$502,010,103
Life of the Party
$4,910,000
Breaking In
$4,578,000
Overboard(2018)
$2,177,000
$21,670,977
A Quiet Place
$1,810,000
$164,962,634
