Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War easily hung onto its place at the top of the domestic box office chart over the May 11-13, 2018 weekend. The superhero mashup collected another $61 million at the box office, almost doubling the combined take of the weekend’s two big theatrical releases. Avengers: Infinity War now sits in the #8 spot on the list of all-time domestic box office grossing films after just three weeks in release. It should overtake the #7 film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, in a couple of weeks.
The weekend’s major studio releases, Life of the Party starring Melissa McCarthy and Breaking In starring Gabrielle Union, performed about as anticipated. Neither film had much support from critics (Life of the Party registers 41% at Rotten Tomatoes and Breaking In‘s at 27%), but according to Cinemascore audiences were not as critical of the female-led newcomers. Both films earned a B average from ticket buyers, according to the polling service.
Avengers: Infinity War will face its first real challenge at the box office with the release of Deadpool 2 on May 18, 2018. Paramount’s Book Club and Global Road’s Show Dogs also enter theaters next Friday.
Box Office Top 10: May 11-13, 2018
- Avengers: Infinity War – $112,474,000
- Overboard – $18,500,000
- Breaking In – $16,500,000
- Overboard – $10,100,000
- A Quiet Place – $6,400,000
- I Feel Pretty – $3,710,000
- Rampage – $3,380,000
- Tully – $2,240,000
- Black Panther – $1,932,000
- RBG – $1,165,000
The Avengers: Infinity War Plot: An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their Super Hero allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
The large ensemble cast of Avengers: Infinity War also includes Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk, and Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord. Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Karen Gillian as Nebula, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Dave Bautista as Drax, Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine, Paul Bettany as Vision, and Josh Brolin as Thanos are also featured in the much-anticipated superhero extravaganza.
