LOS ANGELES—After breaking opening weekend records, “Avengers: Infinity War” continued to dominate in its second weekend in theaters, but alternative programming like the romantic comedy “Overboard” also found an audience in what has historically been considered the “official” kickoff to the summer movie season. Globally, “Avengers: Infinity War” has now grossed more than $1.2 billion and become the first film ever to cross the $1 billion mark in 11 days of release, and it has yet to open in China. It is a 56% drop from its first weekend in theaters—less steep than the second weekend decline of “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (59.4%) or “Captain America: Civil War” (59.5%). MGM and Lions Gate’s Pantelion Films’ gender-swapped remake of Garry Marshall’s 1987 comedy scored the highest-grossing opening weekend for Pantelion Films with a better-than-expected $14.8 million from 1,623 theaters. “Rampage” rounded out the top five with $4.6 million, bumping its domestic total to $84.8 million.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 06, 2018 19:18 UTC