RankTitleDomestic Gross (Weekend)Worldwide Gross (Cume)Week #Percentage ChangeBudget1Avengers: Endgame$145,804,000$2,188,698,6382-59.2%$356M2The Intruder (2019)$11,000,000$11,000,0001N/A$8M3Long Shot$10,025,000$13,325,0001N/A$40M4UglyDolls$8,510,000$8,510,0001N/A$53M5Captain Marvel$4,276,000$1,120,068,0189-48.6%$152MNotable Box Office StoriesAvengers: Endgame - Avengers: Endgame continues to fatigue to a second weekend at #1 with $145.8M domestic. That's a better second weekend than most initial movie's openings (it's higher than the 25th biggest opening of all time, The Twilight Saga: New Moon at $142M) but it is notably a 59% drop from last weekend. That's such a significant drop that despite opening $110M more than The Force Awakens the film did not top TFA for biggest second weekend gross, missing it by just $5M. Now that could be Disney underestimating Endgame on Sunday so actuals could have Endgame just barely beating TFA, but being so close shows just how front-loaded Endgame was as this clearly was not a competition issue. The difference between the #1 and #2 films is $135M, so Endgame was the only choice for most, it was just about how many showed up. So this could mean the film will have to 'settle' for being 'only' the second biggest domestic release of all time. There could be some hope for it to pass $900M in that schools will be getting out soon and certainly many folks have chosen to not waste 3 hours of finals study time on Avengers. Those folks are also better people than I. But Detective Pikachu is coming to solve that case and could eat into those sweet Endgame audiences.Avengers: Endgame (cont.) - You probably were wondering when I'd get to that title, and don't worry I gotchu girl. This weekend the film crossed $2.28B worldwide which means it has passed Titanic to become the 2nd biggest film of all time. That makes it the first non-James Cameron film to pass Titanic, so damn good on you James. Also worth noting as it got there within just ten days of release, a massive achievement. As I said before the big test for this film to secure the #1 spot above Avatar is getting that crazy milestone of $2B in overseas gross. Currently the film stands at $1.56B overseas. While Detective Pikachu could easily eat into those worldwide profits (again Pokemon is the most successful media franchise worldwide) $440M extra doesn't seem that extreme to me. The film continues to be absolutely massive in China, grossing $575.8M so far. That is really the biggest factor it has over Avatar, the explosion of the Chinese market in the last ten years. Avatar was considered an unparalleled success in China at the time and do you know what its final Chinese total was? $204.1M Quite a change in a decade So it may not be guaranteed but Endgame seems on the right track to surpass the Avatar and cement James Cameron's fury for decades to come. Of course when Pikachu solves the mystery of my heart, who knows what will happen.The Intruder - While no one even dared to come up against Endgame on its opening weekend, some figured they might just get enough table scraps as Endgame sloppily devours the four quadrant market, Enter our first and best off-contender, The Intruder, which did the most reliable and safest route one can do, cheap-ass horror movie. The film opened alright at #2 with $11M. The $8M budgeted home invasion thriller is a perfectly good Lifetime movie premise but with a more notable cast including Denis "DDE" Quaid. The film by Screen Gems clearly was going for cheap and quick thrills and it mostly worked, playing to an older audience with 68% over the age of 25. The film scored a weak B- though so don't expect it to stick around a ton longer or even remember it exists seconds after you finish reading this sentence. Without looking up what was the title of this movie? I bet many of you didn't even remember.Long Shot - MORE LIKE A LONG SHOT FROM #1 AT THE BOX OFFICE. Take that Seth Rogen, you goddamn hippie! Sorry new diet, I'm so very hungry. But for real Long Shot did not do so hot trying to be the fun romantic comedy counter-programming to the more serious romantic drama of Endgame, as Long Shot opened at #3 with $10M. While that's close to The Intruder, Long Shot also has a much higher budget, 4x as high at $40M. While the film scored good reviews from critics, it seems only your mom wanted to see Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron get freaky as 68% of the audience was over 35 and female. And the audiences that did see it weren't that into it as it scored a weak B rating on Cinemascore. Films like these need good long runs and I just don't see Long Shot doing it. Also did anyone else see that trailer before Avengers: Endgame that was a really desperate plea from Seth Rogen to see the film? That was...just kinda sad.UglyDolls - Remember Uglydolls? No? Well then that explains why the film opened at #4 to $8.5M. The film based on the plush toy line of the same name has been in development hell for 8 years, originally to be produced by Illumination and then getting passed of to STX with Robert Rodriguez originally to direct who left to do Alita. By the time the film was finally in production the UglyDolls brand had really faded away and so it seems their new approach is, sell the shit out of the music and talent. There are so many goddamn musical artists across all kinds of genres involved in this film, with almost the entire voice cast being singers. Here's the list: Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monae, Nick Jonas, Blake Shelton, Pitbull, Pentatonix, Why Don't We, Wang Leehom, Anitta, Bebe Rexha, Lizzo, Ice-T, and Charlie XCX. If that's not a desperate attempt to get some kind of fanbase somewhere to show up in mass, then well maybe this was just the perfect people for the roles. Try hard not to stifle your laughter at work. So far in the US this has really not worked, especially since with marketing the film needs over $100M net to break even. But with such an insane roster, I wouldn't be shocked to come back to either find this film closed to $40M worldwide or $350M because it's insanely huge in like Estonia for some singer related reason.Films Reddit Wants to FollowThis is a segment where we keep a weekly tally of currently showing films that aren't in the Top 5 that fellow redditors want updates on. If you'd like me to add a film to this chart, make a comment in this thread.TitleDomestic Gross (Weekly)Domestic Gross (Cume)Worldwide Gross (Cume)BudgetWeek #Alita: Battle Angel$58,709$85,692,390$404,742,278$170M11Captain Marvel$10,962,971$420,768,018$1,120,068,018$152M8Us$1,722,055$173,920,690$251,920,690$20M6Hellboy$548,661$21,727,494$39,943,779$50M3Notable Film ClosingsTitleDomestic Gross (Cume)Worldwide Gross (Cume)BudgetGreen Book$85,080,171$316,247,961$23MThe Upside$108,252,517$122,152,517$37.5MEscape Room$57,005,601$155,131,033$9MAs always r/boxoffice is a great place to share links and other conversations about box office news.Also you can see the archive of all Box Office Week posts at r/moviesboxoffice (which have recently been updated).My Letterboxd: http://bit.ly/2rSmMyn via /r/movies http://bit.ly/2WzRt8U
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