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Thanos and The Avengers conquer the box office AGAIN

Avengers: Infinity War opened with $200M in China this weekend, making it the second movie ever to nab a $200M+ opener in two different territories. Avengers: Infinity War has also become the biggest comic book superhero movie of all time.

The next hurdle is the $1.671 billion gross Jurassic World hauled in in 2015, making it the highest-grossing movie ever for a summer release, and fourth behindStar Wars: The Force Awakens ($2.068b), Titanic ($2.187b, counting reissues) and Avatar ($2.788b).  In its third weekend out, the Disney and Marvel blockbuster nabbed $61.8 million in the U.S.

Melissa McCarthy’s Life of the Party debuted in second place with $18.5 million, and Gabrielle Union’s Breaking In opened in third with $16.5 million.

Box Office Receipts for the Weekend, Per ComScore

1. Avengers: Infinity War, $61.8 million ($281.3 million international).

2. Life of the Party, $18.5 million ($2.9 million international).

3. Breaking In, $16.5 million ($1 million international).

4. Overboard,  $10.1 million ($8.2 million international).

5. A Quiet Place, $6.4 million ($2.8 million international).

6. I Feel Pretty, $3.7 million ($3.5 million international).

7. Rampage,  $3.4 million ($6.4 million international).

8. Tully, $2.2 million.

9. Black Panther, $1.9 million.

10. Blockers, $1.1 million ($1.2 million international).

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