Weekend Box Office: Can't stop the Endgame

So far, Endgame has pulled in more than $619 million domestically and $2 billion worldwide, making it the ninth-largest domestic film release and second-biggest global release of all time after 10 days. It’s only got about $600 million to go before it dethrones Avatar as No. 1, so even if you don’t see the movie as a fan, or to keep up with the cultural conversation, or because someone else wants to go and you’re a good friend, you could go buy a ticket just to spite Avatar, if that’s the kind of person you are. Anyway, that’s all for this week, see you all—

Ah, well, if we must. Three other wide-release movies, The Intruder, UglyDolls, and Long Shot, came out in theaters this weekend; aside from The Intruder, all of them underperformed, suggesting that, while America’s appetite for sock puppets and schlubby dudes with outsized ambitions might be waning, a Quaidissance is still possible. The Intruder pulled in $11 million in its opening weekend, less than one-tenth Endgame’s $145.8 million haul but only $750,000 more than Long Shot. The Intruder’s victory grows more decisive when you take into account the relative number of screens, however: framed another way, it still beat Long Shot by $750,000 despite opening on 1,008 fewer theater screens. No matter which way you look at it, however, UglyDolls flopped, with a fourth-place, $8.5 million debut on more screens than either Long Shot or The Intruder. Until next week, sock puppets.

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