Superheroes continued to dominate the box office as Ryan Reynolds and 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool 2 debuted to $125 million domestically and $301 million globally after scoring the biggest foreign debut in history for an R-rated title. After falling off more than expected on Saturday, the sequel couldn’t match the North American debut of the first Deadpool, which opened to $132.4 million in February 2016.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, May 20, are as follows:
# | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total |
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1 | Deadpool 2 | 20th Century Fox | $125,000,000 | 4,349 | $28,742 | $125,000,000 |
2 | Avengers: Infinity War | Disney | $28,672,000 | 4,002 | $7,164 | $595,032,959 |
3 | Book Club | Paramount | $12,500,000 | 2,781 | $4,495 | $12,500,000 |
4 | Life Of The Party | Warner Bros. | $7,725,000 | 3,656 | $2,113 | $31,036,507 |
5 | Breaking In | Universal | $6,470,000 | 2,537 | $2,550 | $28,749,710 |
6 | Show Dogs | Open Road | $6,034,770 | 3,212 | $1,879 | $6,034,770 |
7 | Overboard | Lionsgate | $4,725,000 | 1,820 | $2,596 | $36,973,570 |
8 | Quiet Place, A | Paramount | $4,040,000 | 2,327 | $1,736 | $176,176,313 |
9 | Rampage | Warner Bros. | $1,500,000 | 1,466 | $1,023 | $92,423,329 |
10 | I Feel Pretty | STX Entertainment | $1,200,000 | 1,505 | $797 | $46,538,457 |
11 | Super Troopers 2 | 20th Century Fox | $1,100,000 | 478 | $2,301 | $28,912,356 |
12 | Black Panther | Disney | $823,000 | 935 | $880 | $697,784,785 |