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Through a series of highly anticipated blockbusters that debuted with "Avengers: Infinity War" in late April, the second quarter of 2018 set a new record for the highest quarter in the history of the national box office with $ 3.32 billion. 19659002] This is the kind of neighborhood where you have the greatest openness in the history of the industry, since 'Avengers' began the period of prosperity with an opening of 257.6 million dollars and contributed $ 672 million to domestic revenues. drove seven films that grossed more than $ 100 million in the period
Read also: Parent MoviePass to increase $ 1.2 billion to register the theater subscription service [19659003Theothersinclude"Deadpool2"whichhasbecomethefifthR-ratedfilmatover$300millionwithadomestictotalof$309million;and"Incredibles2"whichgrossed$425millionthisquarterandwillsetanewnationalrecordforanimationfilmsthisweekEven"Solo:AStoryofStarWars"whichmadetheheadlinesoftheindustryforitslownumberscontributed$206milliontotherecordthisquarter
The quarter was also marked by two remarkable openings. After "Incredibles 2" opened in June, it was immediately followed by "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom", which opened at $ 148 million and gave back-to-back box office $ 100 million more openings for the first time outside of weekends holidays. The openings of "Incredibles 2" and "Fallen Kingdom" have also started weeks when the total box office turnover exceeded $ 400 million.
Meanwhile, at the end of the quarter, John Krasinski's Paramount boom with John Krasinski's "A Quiet Place" brought in $ 187 million and became the studio's most successful home in almost three years. Women also came en masse for "Ocean's 8" Warner Bros. / Village Roadshow, which grossed $ 112 million
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After 2017 The worst summer of the industry in more than a decade, movie theater owners have reassured investors that the numbers would rebound the following year with more heavily anticipated titles on the list. The second quarter of 2018 proved their forecasts as quarterly figures were 23% before 2017 while cumulative totals exceeded the $ 6 billion mark before the end of June for the first time.
"Movie-going is not dead and consumers are not spending their whole lives on their couches with different streaming offers," wrote Eric Wold, financial analyst at B.Riley. "Movie lovers want Comprehensive experience and improved theatrical experiences help provide that and conquer market share and increase frequency. "
" Avengers: Infinity War ": Each box office records a loss of 2 billion dollars
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The biggest domestic opening weekend of all time:
Since its release in December 2015: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" held many of the best national records. "Infinity War" has taken a lot of these records, starting with its opening weekend launch. The film earned $ 257.6 million in its North American launch, surpassing the $ 247.9 million made by J. J. The Abrams film.
Date of registration: 29 April
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The World's Largest Open Weekend of All Time:
"Infinity War" Raised 380 Million Dollars Abroad for a Total of $ 640.5 at the End of the month of April. the "Furious" of nearly $ 100 million, despite the fact that the film was launched in China only two weeks later, with the United Kingdom leading with $ 42 million, followed by by Korea with 39 million dollars and Mexico with 25 million dollars.
Date of registration: 29 April
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Largest Domestic Opening Saturday:
Avengers earned $ 83 million on its first Saturday, breaking the previous record of $ 69.5 million earned by "Jurassic World" in 2015.
Date Recording: April 28
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Largest Superhero Movie Opening:
This is not even a contest. The $ 640 million global launch for "Infinity War" was 49 percent higher than the previous world launch record for a superhero movie, which belonged to "Batman v Superman" with $ 422.5 million. It is also only $ 17 million less than the global box office total achieved by "Justice League" in 2017.
Date of registration: Apr 29
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Sixth film with an opening of 200 million dollars and more:
The MCU now owns half of the six members of the club of 200 million dollars, with "Infinity War" joins his companion of 2018, "Black Panther ". the first "Avengers". "The Force Awakens", "Jurassic World" and "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" complete the group. MCU films also make six of the top ten domestic openings of all time. Date of registration: 29 April
