Monday
May072018
Box Office: Infinity War & RBG
Monday, May 7, 2018 at 8:00AM by Nathaniel R
| Weekend Box Office (May 4th-6th) |
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| W I D E 800+ screens |
L I M I T E D excluding prev. wide |
 Infinity War |
 RBG |
| 1. 🔺 Avengers: Infinity War $112.4 (cum. $450.8) REVIEW |
1. 🔺 RBG $560k on 34 screens NEW REVIEW |
| 2. 🔺 Overboard $14.7 NEW | 2. 🔺 102 Not Out $480k on 102 screens NEW |
| 3. A Quiet Place $7.6 (cum. $159.8) REVIEW, SECOND OPINION, SCREENPLAY |
3. 🔺 Disobedience $310k on 31 screens (cum. $638k) REVIEW |
| 4. I Feel Pretty $4.9 (cum. $37.7) |
4. The Death of Stalin $181k on 200 screens (cum. $7.4) REVIEW |
| 5. Rampage $4.6 (cum. $84.7) |
5. The Rider $141k on 47 screens (cum. $567k) REVIEW |
 Tully |
 Lean on Pete |
| 6. 🔺 Tully $3.1 NEW REVIEW | 6. Lean on Pete $121k on 187 screens (cum. $906k) REVIEW |
| 7. Black Panther $3.1 (cum. $693.1) PODCAST | 7. Beirut $104k on 140 screens (cum. $4.7) |
| 8. Truth or Dare $1.8 (cum. $38.2) |
8. 🔺 Let the Sunshine In $66k on 7 screens (cum. $123k) REVIEW |
| 9. Super Troopers 2 $1.8 (cum. $25.4) | 9. The Leisure Seeker $50k on 76 screens (cum. $3) |
| 10. 🔺 Bad Samaritan $1.7 NEW | 10. Finding Your Feet $47k on 60 screens (cum. $1.2) |
| 🔺 = new or expanding its theater count numbers (in millions unless otherwise noted) from box office mojo |
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By Monday Infinity War will have surpassed the final domestic gross of Age of Ultron in just its 11th day in theaters. It's already the fastest film to $1 billion globally ever. Elsewhere at the multiplex the remake of Overboard opened well but the more challenging comedy Tully didn't. The documentary RBG about Ruth Bader Ginsburg did open very well in limited release and will be expanding quickly.
What did you see this week?
Reader Comments (15)
Saw Isle of dogs and Blockers. Loved the former. Beautifully inventive, good music. Agree that the foreign exchange student was the (unnecessary) weak point. I loved Tilda’s Oracle. Blockers was enjoyable but seemed to set up a lot of jokes and then not follow through: case in point—we saw one character’s eyes bulge on a drug trip—and then they cut to another scene. Good messaging and all that. I fear maybe it will be forgettable.
I saw Infinity War during the week and thought it was well done for what it was, but the end made me roll my eyes, especially since I had seen people getting very emotional in their reactions to it during the opening weekend. It struck me more in a "ooooooooooh, how are they gonna get out of THIS one now" way.
Over the weekend I saw Tully and loved it. Charlize should be part of the Oscar conversation, as should Diablo Cody's script. As always though, the editing in a Reitman film is the secret MVP.
Saw Tully and absolutely loved it. The first third is hard to watch - a slow, constant coiling of tension upon tension, and then the second third casts a dreamy spell as the relationship between Marlo and Tully grows more complex. The dynamic between the two main actresses has the quality of a Bergman film; also reminded me of The Clouds of Sils Maria, which I recently watched and also truly loved. Charlize and the script should definitely be in the Oscar convo! Fingers crossed.
Saw Roshomon which I think I had hyped so much in my mind that I couldn't help but be disappointed. There were fascinating parts to it but the acting and fight choreography (were they just the worst samurai ever?) made it hard to get into. I can see how its storytelling would be a big deal at the time but it didn't totally work for me. Some of the cinematography was gorgeous, though.
Also about to finish the first season of Babylon Berlin on Netflix. Has that been talked about on this blog? I'd think there'd be fans here. Expensive, gorgeous-looking, well-acted, suspenseful, with the occasional music number, it really is quite the treat.
I saw A Quiet Place which was well-made but also boneheaded and preposterous. It left me with questions about the rules of this world. It reminded me of Signs in not a good way.
Carrie (again)
The Rage: Carrie 2 (again)
Dear White People, season 2
The last few episodes of Chewing Gum, season 2
The last few episodes of Big Little Lies (I know people around the parts bow at the altar of Saint Kidman, but I hold firm to the opinion that Reese Witherspoon was robbed of all of the awards.)
Watched Avengers Infinity War again and still had a blast.
Finally got around to Game Night which is so unexpectedly delightful. Rachel McAdams is a national treasure and I'm even more excited for Disobedience to expand to my town now.
I live in a reasonably large town in the UK, but my local cinema has chosen to show Infinity War as the only film available to watch this week. I feel cheated if I'm honest!
Troy - Thank you! I thought Kidman was very good (as were almost everyone else) but Reese was on a whole other level. The depth she adds to scenes that could so easily read as one-dimensional (meeting Jane for the first time; her backyard conversation with her daughter) is mesmerizing.
A re-watch of The Men Who Stare at Goats (an awesome film).
I wish people would stop calling movies like Tully a comedy. It's a drama with humor in it. A comedy is made to make you laugh almost every minute.
@Tr
Is this a commonly held belief?
I saw "Rampage" or The Rock meets Mighty Joe Young- a solid B monster movie .
Wait, wait! I've just realised one thing: in 2017, ScarJo was considered the highest-grossing actress of all time in North America in nominal dollar terms... It seems she'll be adding a few more "bucks" to her box-office resume with "Infinity War" xD
good post