Melissa McCarthy film opens with $1.9m, can’t knock out Avengers: Infinity War
Melissa McCarthy’s latest film, Life of the Party, opened at the weekend box office with $1.995m in earnings, but was unable to knock Disney’s Avengers: Infinity War out of the top position.
The film, which also features Modern Family star Julie Bowen, Gillian Jacobs and Debby Ryan sees a mother return to university after her divorce. It ran across 297 screens on its opening weekend.
But Life of the Party opened second to Avengers: Infinity War, which collected an additional $5m at the weekend box office, with 675 screenings.
According to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia report, the film has made $53.707m. On its launch weekend following Anzac Day, it broke box office records.
Australian film Breath dipped in behind Life of the Party, with $727,141 across 242 screens. It is based on a Tim Winton novel.
Amy Schumer’s I Feel Pretty added earnings of $663,537 to its total earnings while The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society made $560,061.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avengers: Infinity War (Disney) | $5,312,137 | 675 | $53,707,701 |
| Life Of The Party (Wb) | $1,995,449 | 297 | $1,995,449 |
| Breath (Roadshow) | $727,141 | 242 | $2,415,622 |
| I Feel Pretty (Eone) | $663,537 | 267 | $8,426,548 |
| The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society (Studiocanal) | $560,061 | 248 | $4,940,919 |
| Quiet Place, A (Paramount) | $410,571 | 205 | $11,879,850 |
| Tully (Studiocanal) | $383,005 | 179 | $396,602 |
| Crooked House (Roadshow) | $221,448 | 199 | $224,177 |
| Peter Rabbit (Sony) | $186,400 | 197 | $26,206,398 |
| Midnight Oil 1984 (Madman) | $175,280 | 83 | $189,270 |
| Chappaquiddick (Transmission) | $148,157 | 76 | $158,693 |
| Rampage (Wb) | $132,258 | 159 | $8,532,615 |
| Mahanati (Southern Star) | $123,785 | 15 | $155,285 |
| Sherlock Gnomes (Paramount) | $110,045 | 132 | $6,436,686 |
| Mamma Mia! (Universal) | $106,550 | 165 | $31,986,401 |
| Isle Of Dogs (Fox) | $103,681 | 79 | $2,734,222 |
| The Greatest Showman (Fox) | $75,145 | 54 | $34,245,358 |
| Gurrumul (Madman) | $61,951 | 31 | $501,974 |
| Daana Paani (Forum Films) | $52,240 | 15 | $238,980 |
| A Or B (Tangren) | $49,171 | 16 | $189,122 |
topics
Avengers: Infinity War
Breath
I Feel Pretty
Life of the Party
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Weekend Box Office
Infinity War is now 5th on the all-time chart, topping Avengers (2012).
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