Appropriately,Avengers: Endgamehas finally been unseated from the number 1 spot by someone who never needs to be reminded to go for the head.John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellumexceeded all expectations with a franchise-best $57 million debut, nearly doubling the $30.4 million opening weekend ofJohn Wick: Chapter Two. Worldwide,Parabellumtook in an estimated $92 million.
The film seesKeanu Reevesreturn as the titular super-assassin, now on the run from every contract killer in New York thanks to a $14 million bounty on his head. Also starringLaurence Fishburne,Halle Berry,Ian McShane, andAsia Kate Dillon, Parabellum received a pretty stellar A- CinemaScore from audiences.
Even while it drops to the number 2 spot,Endgameis still out here casually climbing all-time lists. TheRusso Brothers' Marvel franchise-capper earned another $29.4 million to bring its domestic total to $771 million, officially second-best of all time behindStar Wars: The Force Awakens' $936 million. Worldwide,Endgamenow sits at a truly mind-blowing $2.56 billion after four weeks, right behindAvatar’s $2.78 billion.
Meanwhile,Pokemon Detective Pikachu’s box office roll-out has slowed a bit, falling 54.4% to third place in its second weekend with $24 million. As expected, the video game adaptation is electrifying worldwide though, now sitting at $206.4 million on a $150 million budget.
NewcomerA Dog’s Journeyarrived below expectations with an $8 million debut, significantly lower than its predecessorA Dog’s Purpose’s $18 million opening. DirectorRy Russo-Young’s YA adaptionThe Sun Is Also A Staralso appears to be a dud, arriving in eighth place with $2.6 millon on 2,073 screens.
Check out the weekend’s top 10 estimates below, and be back here next week to see if Disney’s live-actionAladdincan ride that magic carpet up the box office charts.
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
$57,025,000
Avengers: Endgame
$29,411,000
$770,805,870
Pokemon Detective Pikachu
$24,815,000
$94,001,846
A Dogs Journey
$8,000,000
The Hustle
$6,080,788
$23,145,512
The Intruder
$4,025,000
$28,058,141
$3,400,000
$25,723,046
The Sun Is Also a Star
$2,600,000
$2,090,000
$10,010,192
$1,600,000
$17,243,668
