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Actuals up by 2.6m

https://deadline.com/2019/05/john-wick-chapter-3-hits-35m-in-overseas-bow-pikachu-nears-300m-global-as-endgame-tops-2-6b-ww-international-box-office-1202618380/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Play is still strong in Asia where China has now grossed $625M; in the UK and Korea it has crossed $100M. In the latter, Endgameis now the biggest Western movie of all time in terms of admissions. In IMAX, Endgame has hit $207M global, including $145M overseas and $81.2M in China alone. The result in China is now double the IMAX box office of Avengers: Infinity War.

From DHD: Endgame led all titles on Thursday with $3.4M at 4,662 bringing its three week running total to $741.38M

From BOM: Lionsgate's John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum took in a massive $5.9 million from Thursday night previews in 3,000 locations. Outside of the Twilight and Hunger Games franchises, this is the largest Thursday preview in Lionsgate's history and more than doubles the $2.2 million John Wick: Chapter 2 brought in from previews two years ago ahead of a $30.4 million debut. The performance is also well ahead of the $3.1 million in previews The Equalizer 2 brought in last July before opening with $36 million.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/x-men-movie-dark-phoenix-tracking-50m-box-office-bow-1211249?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social Dark Phoenix is finally making her way to the multiplex. The long delayed X-Men project is tracking for an opening weekend in the $50 million range, according to those with access to early box office surveys.

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A:EG with a slightly better bump @ 70.8% than A:IW (+68.5%). A:EG finishes the weekend with 63.1m if it follows A:IW's Sunday drop (-29%).

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Domestic estimates for Friday came in at 16m (1) Avengers: Endgame Walt Disney $16,060,000 +114% 4,662 $3,445 $676,505,739 15

https://deadline.com/2019/05/pokemon-detective-pikachu-avengers-endgame-box-office-weekend-1202611690/ Still the Anthony and Joe Russo Brothers-directed feature made $7.5M last night, the best for all films in regular release, putting its two week running total at $660.4M.

https://deadline.com/2019/05/pokemon-detective-pikachu-avengers-endgame-box-office-weekend-1202611690/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter The Legendary/Warner Bros. Ryan Reynolds-voiced pic gobbled up $5.7M last night from showtimes beginning at 4PM. It a great amount not far from New Line’s $5.9M Thursday night for Shazam! which turned in a $20.3M Friday for a $53.5M 3-day. Pikachu also bests the preview nights of DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon 3 ($3M), Sony’s Spider-Man: Spider Verse from December ($3.5M) and Warner Bros.’ Lego Batman Move ($2.2M).