‘Avengers: Endgame’ Snapping Up $26M at Box Office Amid Crowded Weekend - The Hollywood Reporter
Avengers: Endgame made a major box office return with its Encore rerelease, pulling in $26 million domestically and $86 million globally. Meanwhile, other new releases like Resident Evil and Heart of the Beast performed strongly during a crowded theatrical weekend.
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Demonstrates the enduring financial viability of theatrical rereleases for major blockbuster franchises and provides a snapshot of current box office trends.
Logo text Avengers: Endgame made a heroic return to the box office during a crowded weekend that saw Resident Evil race to No. 2 despite strong competition from Brad Pitt ‘s Heart of the Beast and Robert Pattinson ‘s Primetime . Meanwhile, DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island got a bit lost in the shuffle.
Marvel Studios ‘ 2019 blockbuster headed back to 3,060 North American screens with Avengers Endgame: Encore , grossing $26 million to top the domestic chart. With an additional $60 million internationally, Endgame: Encore’ s $86 million global haul marked the No. 2 worldwide rerelease ever, behind only 2012’s Titanic 3D rerelease. Around 52 percent of its domestic sum for this weekend came from Infinity Vision screens, the newly launched certification for premium large format theaters.
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