The third installment of the Avengers saga continued its lead in this weekend dominating the North American box office with $ 61.8 million in revenue, making it one of the top 10 hits of all time. time.
The titanic clash between the Marvel superhero collection and the evil Thanos has already generated $ 548 million in the United States and Canada, according to preliminary figures released Sunday by the specialized firm Exhibitor Relations.
In these markets, the film is now in the eighth position in terms of revenue but has not yet surpassed the first episode of the saga, Avengers, which had reported 623 million US in 2012.
Globally, by contrast, Avengers: Infinity War is already in fifth place, with $ 1.6 billion from ticket sales, according to the site Specialized Box Office Mojo.
Far behind, the new comedy Life of the Party is still doing well and is in second place at the North American box office of the weekend, with 18.5 million US.
She stages the truculent Melissa McCarthy in the role of Deanna Miles, a mother who goes through a divorce and decides to revive by going to finish her university studies in the same faculty as her daughter.
In a different genre, the thriller Breaking In , also released Friday, is on the third step of the podium, with $ 16.5 million in revenue between Friday and Sunday.
Again, there is a mother, played by Gabrielle Union, but in a very different situation, forced to attack a gang of thugs who hold his two children hostage.
Follows the comedy Overboard , which earned 10.1 million US for its second week of operation, bringing its total to 29.6 million.
In fifth place, the horror movie “Without a Sound” holds up well and still generates US $ 6.4 million in revenue for its sixth week on North American screens.
Shot, according to several American media, with a budget of 17 million US, tight for Hollywood standards, the film has already returned 169.5 million in the United States, and, according to Box Office Mojo, 269.9 million US level world.
Here is the rest of the Top 10
6 – I Feel Pretty : comedy with comedian Amy Schumer has reported $ 3.7 million this weekend and 43.8 since its release, three weeks ago.
7 – Rampage : 3.4 million (89.7 in 5 weeks).
8 – Tully : $ 2.2 million ($ 7 million in two weeks).
9 – Black Panther : 1.9 million (696.2 in 13 weeks).
10 – RBG : 1.1 million dollars (2 in 2 weeks)
