Disney’s ‘Avengers’ Tops Box Office After Passing $1 Billion
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Walt Disney Co.’s “Avengers: Infinity War” won the box office for the second weekend in a row, outrunning other new movies and surpassing $1 billion in global ticket sales.
The first of a two-part installment from the Marvel Entertainment franchise, “Infinity War” garnered $114.8 million from theaters in the U.S. and Canada, ComScore Inc. estimated in an email Monday. Sales fell from the previous week by 56 percent while beating a forecast of $111 million by Box Office Pro. Three new wide releases, “Overboard,” “Tully” and “Bad Samaritan,” placed second, sixth and 11th, respectively.