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Endgame Encore' Dominates with $11.2 Million as A24's 'Primetime' Follows
Variety • • general
Key Points:
- "Avengers: Endgame Encore" topped the box office on Friday with $11.2 million from 3,060 North American screens, expected to reach around $26 million by Sunday, marking its return seven years after the original release.
- The re-release precedes the upcoming "Avengers: Doomsday" film set to premiere on December 18; "Endgame" originally grossed $2.799 billion worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing movie ever behind "Avatar."
- A24’s "Primetime," starring Robert Pattinson and based on Chris Hansen's "To Catch a Predator," took second place with $8.49 million on Friday and is projected to earn $20.5 million over the weekend, despite criticism from Hansen himself.
- "The Heart of the Beast," a Brad Pitt-led survival adventure directed by David Ayer, opened in third place with $7.45 million and is expected to gross $20 million domestically in its opening weekend.
- "Resident Evil" fell to fourth place with $6.9 million in its second weekend, while the animated film "Forgotten Island" earned $4.38 million on Friday and is projected to reach $11.5 million by Sunday.
