This is ResetEra's weekend box office thread. While the OP focuses on the popular weekend tallies, we typically discuss box office throughout the week as well when notable films are playing. New threads are are posted each Sunday morning, between 8-10am PST.
DOMESTIC WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
*Click the chart to view the full source
WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE UPDATES
Bohemian Rhapsody - $875M
How to Train Your Dragon 3 - $435M
Alita: Battle Angel - $383M
Green Book -$242M
The Lego Movie 2 - $164M
Escape Room - $133M
Weekend Box Office Archive and Appendix
Thread Archive
Web links to box office resources
Explanation of Box Office Terms, Abbreviations, and Concepts
'Captain Marvel' Skyrockets To $53M+ Saturday, Kicks Internet Trolls & Flies Toward $153M Opening
Disney is calling the opening weekend of Captain Marvel at $153M, which is the third best debut in March (after Disney's Beauty and the Beast at $174.7M and Warner's Batman v. Superman at $166m) , and the 7th best stateside launch for an MCU title. Out of the top ten openings for March, Disney now owns half of them. Rivals still believe Captain Marvel is much higher, in the $155M-$157M range, so no surprise if she comes in higher. We can finally say from a box office perspective, 2019 has officially begun. Disney has Dumbo opening at the end of the month and some box office analysts (not tracking) believe that Disney live-action pic has the potential to open to $75M.
Captain Marvel's 3-day surpasses the opening weekends of the first two Iron Man films, The Incredible Hulk, the first two Captain America films, all three Thor films, Doctor Strange, both Ant-Man films, both Guardians of the Galaxy films, as well as all Spider-Man films, Venom, Suicide Squad, Man of Steel, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, both Deadpools and all X-Men films.
Captain Marvel's $455M global opening is $105M higher than where Nancy and I saw it, and just above the $150M domestic start we projected.
Captain Marvel played best on the coasts, but was huge all over. Read our previous update how Captain Marvel was Teflon to the internet trolls who griped about Brie Larson's sincere-hearted call for diversity in critics, and how men are the leading demo for the female superhero female, which was not the case with Warner Bros./DC's Wonder Woman. Disney reports that men turned out at 55% to females' 45%, and that latter demo could well grow in next weekend's exits. Disney did tee this off for female audiences with an opening release date on International Women's Day. Much like Black Panther featured a diverse cast and crew on-screen and behind the scenes, such was the case with women on Captain Marvel. There were various tie-ins and support around Women's Day: There was a Spotify album listening party with the pic's composer Pinar Toprak, iHeart radio DJ support, debut of talent interviews with female ESPN host/commentators from the junket at Edwards Air Force Base, and special screenings at Disney as well as female panel on the Burbank lot hosted by Women@Disney—a Business Employee Resource Group at the studio —which featured some of the women of Marvel Studios who brought Captain Marvel to the screen.
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DOMESTIC WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
*Click the chart to view the full source
WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE UPDATES
Bohemian Rhapsody - $875M
How to Train Your Dragon 3 - $435M
Alita: Battle Angel - $383M
Green Book -$242M
The Lego Movie 2 - $164M
Escape Room - $133M
Weekend Box Office Archive and Appendix
Thread Archive
Web links to box office resources
Explanation of Box Office Terms, Abbreviations, and Concepts