411’s Box Office Report: Avengers: Infinity War Notches Second-Best All-Time Second Weekend

It was a second week of domination for Avengers: Infinity War at the box office this weekend. The Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel brought in $112.5 million for the weekend to edge out Black Panther for the second-best weekend of all-time, behind only Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ $149.2 million second frame. Infinity War fell 56% from its record-setting opening weekend, which is an improvement over the second-weekend drops of Avengers: Age of Ultron (59%) and Captain America: Civil War (60%).

While Infinity War did fall short of Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ second weekend, it’s relevant to point out that Force Awakens opened in December and had its second frame over a weekend that included Christmas. The holiday season is well-known for having lower drops than the rest of the year due to school being out (among other things), and Christmas Day is an incredibly popular day at the box office. Infinity War had a much better hold than Star Wars: The Last Jedi (68%) and is also a bit better than the 58% hold for Iron Man 3 in May of 2013. Ultimately, this is a very solid hold for the film.

At this point, Avengers: Infinity War has reached $450.8 million domestically and a stellar $1.164 billion worldwide, making it the fastest film to hit $1 billion. In just ten days, it is the fourth highest-grossing MCU film to date and will almost certainly surpass Age of Ultron’s $459 million on Monday. At the current rate, the movie shouldn’t have any real difficulty making it to $650 million domestically and probably higher. The budget was reportedly about $300 million and even with that high cost, it’s an enormous hit.

Lionsgate, Pantelion, and MGM released their remake of the 1987 Kurt Russell/Goldie Hawn comedy Overboard as counter-programming to Infinity War, and it paid off. The comedy brought in $14.8 million in its opening weekend, nicely above the $10 million or so that most were predicting for it. That marks Pantelion’s highest start for a film. The film relied strongly on co-star Eugenio Derbez’s strong following among Latino audiences, which previously stretched its box office muscle with last April’s How to Be a Latin Lover to a start of $12.3 million.

Overboard was never going to be a box office smash. The original film has a following, but wasn’t a huge hit when it released. And the fact that critics didn’t get to screen the film was a troubling sign, one confirmed when they generally hated it (it has a 30% average on Rotten Tomatoes). But audiences who went to saw it really enjoyed it with an A- CinemaScore. That propelled a positive word of mouth that caused it to bump upward by a small margin on Saturday, with a predicted tiny drop on Sunday.

There’s a question about how far Overboard will get as the weekends continue. It is up against some competition as time goes on for the comedy market, but no matter what it should be at least a minor hit. It will likely perform well in Latin America and with a budget of just was $12 million and by the end of its domestic run, it should make it to $38 million or so.

A Quiet Place continues to power on through great holds, off just 30% in its fifth weekend with $7.6 million. The criticially-acclaimed horror thriller has reached $159.9 million domestically and $255.3 million worldwide. $175 million is a pretty reasonable guess for its domestic final. The budget was $17 million.

Amy Schumer’s comedy I Feel Pretty brought in another $4.9 million in its third weekend, down 40%. The romantic comedy now sits at $37.8 million domestically and $43.2 million worldwide, and is looking likely to hit around $45 million to $50 million by the end of its run. It will be a small profit on a $32 million budget.

After last week’s heavy drop, Rampage stabilized with a 36% slip to $4.6 million. The Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson-starring action film has brought its totals to $84.8 million domestically and $377.9 million worldwide. While the budget was a spendy at $120 million plus marketing, it is set to be profitable and should make it to $95 million to $100 million domestically.

Charlize Theron’s latest comedy Tully got off to an okay start with $3.2 million, more or less on par where estimates had it ahead of the weekend. The Jason Reitman-directed film, which also stars Mackenzie Davis, capitalized on a strong critical consensus (89% on Rotten Tomatoes) to hold on well throughout the weekend. Tully opened in a limited wide release at 1,353 theaters and is looking likely to approach $10 million domestically. There’s no word on what its budget was.

Black Panther was down 34% in its twelfth weekend with $3.1 million, bringing its totals to $693.1 million domestically and $1.336 billion worldwide. It’s looking like it could still hit $700 million domestically by the end of its run. The budget was $200 million.

Truth or Dare was off 42% to $1.9 million in its fourth weekend. The horror flick is now up to $38.2 million domestically and $58.4 million worldwide. It should end its run at around $42 million to $45 million domestically, enough for a good profit on a budget of just $3.5 million.

Super Troopers 2 followed up last weekend’s nasty fall with slightly less hefty drop, down 51% to $1.8 million. The sequel to the 2002 comedy has brought in $25.4 million domestically and $26 million worldwide. The film should make it to $35 million and will be a minor profit on a $13.5 million budget.

Electric Entertainment’s Bad Samaritan opened quietly with $1.8 million in about 2,000 theaters, a disappointing start. The horror thriller was released in theaters as a precursor to its likely more profitable VOD and DVD release and, despite building a certain level of awareness, didn’t manage to coalese into the weekend hoped for. Critics neither loved nor hated it with a 58% RT rating, while audiences were mild but but disdainful with a B- CinemaScore. That’s okay for a horror film. The movie will quickly fade fromo theaters and won’t get above $5 million. No word on its budget.

Next weekend will see Infinity War rule again while Melissa McCarthy’s Life of the Party targets second place with around $20 million. Home invasion thriller Breaking In is looking for a low teens start.

BOX OFFICE TOP TEN (Three-Day Domestic Numbers)
1. Avengers: Infinity War – $112.4 million ($450.8 million total)
2. Overboard – $14.8 million ($14.8 million total)
3. A Quiet Place – $7.6 million ($159.9 million total)
4. I Feel Pretty – $4.9 million ($37.8 million total)
5. Rampage – $4.6 million ($84.8 million total)
6. Tully – $3.2 million ($3.2 million total)
7. Black Panther – $3.1 million ($693.1 million total)
8. Truth or Dare – $1.9 million ($38.2 million total)
9. Super Troopers 2 – $1.8 million ($25.4 million total)
10. Bad Samaritan – $1.8 million ($1.8 million total)