Disney (DIS) and Marvel’s “Avengers: Infinity War” ended its third weekend at the box office with $61.8M domestically and $1.6B in global ticket sales. The movie is now the top-grossing superhero pic ever at the global box office after passing “The Avengers.” The film opened Friday in China to a near-record $200M. “Avengers: Infinity War” earned an A CinemaScore and sports an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score. BOX OFFICE RUNNERS-UP: Warner Bros.’ (TWX) New Line “Life of the Party” debuted in second place, earning $18.5M from 3,656 theaters. Behind it was Comcast’s (CMCSA; CMCSK) Universal “Breaking In” with $16.5M from 2,532 cinemas. MGM and Lionsgate’s (LGF.A) remake of “Overboard” placed number four, with $10.1M in its second outing, declining a narrow 31%. Rounding out the top five, Paramount’s (VIAB) horror sensation “A Quiet Place,” ended the weekend with an estimated $6.4M for a domestic total of $169.6M. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include 21st Century Fox’s (FOXA; FOX) and Sony (SNE).
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