Deadpool 2 delivered an impressive, though not record-setting, opening weekend of $125 million. Which ultimately makes it the second-largest R-rated opening just behind the original film’s $132.4 million opening in 2016. Internationally, the film brought in an estimated $176.3 million, giving it a worldwide debut of over $300 million.
Book Club, starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen brought in $12.5 million its opening weekend in a shrewd example of counterprogramming. Melissa McCarthy’s Life of the Party finished in fourth place with $7.7 million falling dramatically from its $18.5 million showing in second place last week. Similarly, Breaking In dropped to fifth place this week with $6.5 million ($10 million less than it brought in its first week of release).
Show Dogs debuted to the tune of $6 million, which was good enough to last it firmly in the sixth spot in the top ten. Elsewhere, the remake of the Goldie Hawn/Kurt Russell comedy Overboard fell three spots to seventh earning $4.7 million, giving it a three-week total of $37 million. A Quiet Place quietly fell to the eighth spot from fifth last week with $4 million. This gives the horror film an impressive seven-week total of $176.2 million. Rampage dropped to the ninth spot, but still added $1.5 million to its coffers, giving the Dwayne Johnson-led action film a six-week domestic total of $92.4 million.
Finally, Magnolia’s RBG again closes out the top ten this week bringing in $1.3 million, giving it a three-week tally of $3.9 million. The upcoming Memorial Day weekend sees the release of the latest Star Wars feature, Solo: A Star Wars Story from Disney and Lucasfilm, which will undoubtedly finish near the top, if not dominate, next weekend’s box-office results.
Weekend Box Office (May 18th – May 20th)
- Deadpool 2…$125.0 Million
- Avengers: Infinity War…$28.7 Million
- Book Club…$12.5 Million
- Life of the Party…$7.7 Million
- Breaking In…$6.5 Million
- Show Dogs…$6.0 Million
- Overboard…$4.7 Million
- A Quiet Place…$4.0 Million
- Rampage…$1.5 Million
- RBG…$1.3 Million
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