April 30 (UPI) — The superhero ensemble epic “Avengers: Infinity War” is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $250 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced.
If Sunday’s estimates hold through Monday’s final tabulations, “Infinity War” will set a new, domestic, box-office record, beating 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which opened at $248 million.
Both movies were released by Disney.
Coming in at No. 2 this weekend is “A Quiet Place” with $10.7 million, followed by “I Feel Pretty” at No. 3 with $8.1 million, “Rampage” at No. 4 with $7.1 million and “Black Panther” at No. 5 with $4.4 million.
Rounding out the top tier are “Super Troopers 2” at No. 6 with $3.6 million, “Truth or Dare” at No. 7 with $3.2 million, “Blockers” at No. 8 with $2.9 million, “Ready Player One” at No. 9 with $2.4 million and “Traffik ” No. 10 with $1.6 million.