Marvel Studios’ 2019 blockbuster Avengers: Endgame opened at the top of the domestic box office chart during a competitive weekend, generating approximately $26 million from 3,060 North American screens. The rerelease, titled Avengers Endgame: Encore, collected around $11.2 million on Friday including Thursday previews. The theatrical return includes exclusive footage from the upcoming Marvel Studios film Avengers: Doomsday, scheduled for release Dec. 18.
During its original theatrical run beginning in April 2019, the film directed by Joe and Anthony Russo achieved a record-setting global opening weekend of $1.2 billion. The title ultimately accumulated $2.7 billion worldwide, securing the second position on the all-time worldwide box office chart.
Competing for audience attention, Sony’s Resident Evil maintained second place with an estimated $23.5 million for the frame, representing approximately a 60 percent decline from its opening weekend. The video game adaptation, directed by Zach Cregger and starring Austin Abrams, brought its North American total to $103.6 million. A24’s Primetime, featuring Robert Pattinson as journalist Chris Hansen, projected $20.5 million from 2,800 theaters, while Paramount Pictures’ Heart of the Beast, a wilderness survival film starring Brad Pitt, anticipated $20 million from 3,400 locations. DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island, a mythology-inspired adventure featuring voices by H.E.R., Liza Soberano, and Dave Franco, rounded out the top five with an estimated $11.5 million.
Universal Pictures recently became the first studio to surpass $5 billion at the global box office during the year, achieving this milestone for the first time since 2017. The studio’s success was driven by releases including The Odyssey, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and Michael. Following this weekend, major releases expected include Warner Bros.’ Digger and Amazon MGM Studios’ Verity, both arriving next week.
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