‘Captain Marvel’ Scores $69 Million in Second Weekend at Box

“Captain Marvel” continues to dominate the field workplace in its second weekend, topping the charts with $69 million grossed domestically and $119.7 million grossed abroad.

While the home whole was a 56 p.c drop from the movie’s $153.four million opening weekend — bigger than the 43-44 p.c drop for “Black Panther” and “Wonder Woman” — it nonetheless sits solely behind 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast” ($90 million) on the all-time listing of second weekend totals in March. With $189 million grossed worldwide this weekend, together with $12.5 million from IMAX screens, the movie now has a worldwide whole of $760 million, surpassing the $623 million international run of “Ant-Man & The Wasp” in lower than two weeks.

In second is Paramount’s “Wonder Park,” which is opening to $16 million from 3,838 screens. That’s increased than the $10-14 million begin projected by trackers, however with a price range reported to be as excessive as $100 million, this animated movie faces an extended street to profitability. Still, Paramount is hoping for a powerful maintain as children head out of faculty for spring break within the coming weeks. The movie has a weak 30 p.c Rotten Tomatoes rating however has a B+ from audiences on CinemaScore.

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In third is CBS Films/Lionsgate’s “Five Feet Apart,” which is opening to $13.1 million from 2,803 screens. Made on a $7 million price range, the movie was projected for a $7-10 million opening however has carried out nicely with feminine audiences, who comprised 82 p.c of the entire viewers and gave it an A on CinemaScore. Critics have been extra lukewarm with a 53 p.c Rotten Tomatoes rating.

Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” is in fourth with $9.Three million, bringing its whole to $135 million after 4 weekends, whereas Lionsgate’s “A Madea Family Funeral” is in fifth with $7.eight million and a $58.eight million whole after three weekends.

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Outside the highest 5, Lionsgate/Pantelion’s “No Manches Frida 2” hit theaters with a focused launch of 472 screens, grossing $3.7 million and matching the opening of the primary “No Manches Frida” in 2016. In seventh is Focus Features/Participant Media/Amblin’s “Captive State,” which opened to $3.1 million from 2,548 screens however has been obtained poorly with a C- on CinemaScore and a 46 p.c Rotten Tomatoes rating.

Lastly, Warner Bros.’ “The Lego Movie 2” lastly crossed the $100 million mark in its sixth weekend in theaters, grossing $2.1 million to take eighth on this weekend’s charts and convey its home whole to $101.Three million. By comparability, the primary “Lego Movie” grossed $236.9 million after six weekends, placing the sequel 57 p.c behind the unique’s tempo.

Next weekend will possible see “Captain Marvel” cede the No. 1 spot to Universal/Monkeypaw’s “Us,” Jordan Peele’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning “Get Out.” The movie’s launch was pushed again per week to permit buzz to develop from its world premiere at SXSW, the place it obtained a standing ovation and unanimous reward from the critics in attendance. “Us” is at present projected for a $40-42 million opening, which might be an enchancment on the $33.Three million opening of “Get Out” in February 2017.