Pokémon Detective Pikachu takes over $5m during its first outing at weekend box office

May 14, 2019 8:15

Pokémon Detective Pikachu has proven it wasn’t up to the challenge of unseating Avengers: Endgame at the box office this weekend, landing just shy of the Marvel superhero flick which came out on top for the fourth consecutive week.

The final film in the current phase of the Avengers storyline took a further $5.48m, adding to its running total of $74.34m, while Detective Pikachu took $5.02m.

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Hannah Blackiston

Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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4 COMMENTS

RussVB 14 May 19

Endgame is about $US 300M short of Avatar worldwide — 2.79 Billion to 2.49 .

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Hannah Blackiston 14 May 19

Hi RussVB,

Thanks for flagging, you’re 100% correct. I was using the US domestic figures, where Endgame is edging up on Avatar, not the global figures, and was not clear about that. The story has been amended to reflect your comments.

Thanks,
Hannah

Nate 15 May 19

Endgame “is still on track to become the highest grossing film of all time in the US domestic market” – this is incorrect. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the highest ever at over $900million in the US.

Avatar is second highest and will be overtaken by Endgame, making Endgame the second highest.

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Hannah Blackiston 15 May 19

Hi Nate,
You are correct, thank you. Story has been updated.
Hannah