Box office: ‘Captain Marvel’ second weekend bigger than any other 2019 release so far

Despite four new wide releases this weekend, Disney’s “Captain Marvel� maintained the top spot at the box office for the second weekend in a row.

The supercharged superhero film added $69.3 million in domestic receipts (a 55% drop) for a cumulative $266.2 million, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore. That makes it the biggest second weekend of any 2019 release thus far.

Internationally, the movie earned $119.7 million this weekend for a worldwide cumulative of $760 million.

In second place, Paramount’s “Wonder Park� opened with $16 million. Though the computer-animated film, which cost $100 million to make, came in above analysts’ lackluster projections of $10 million to $14 million, it earned well below what is expected for a blockbuster animated feature. The film earned mixed reviews with a B+ CinemaScore rating and a 30% “rotten� rating on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, a rare rotten score for an animated movie.

“Wonder Park� has no credited director after Paramount fired director Dylan Brown following complaints about “inappropriate and unwanted conduct.� Brown disputed the claims.

At No. 3, CBS Films and Lionsgate’s “Five Feet Apart� debuted with $13.1 million. The tear-jerker romance came in above analyst projections of $6 million to $9 million. The plot follows two teenage cystic fibrosis sufferers who meet and fall in love in a hospital but are forbidden to touch. The PG-13 film earned an A CinemaScore rating, but mixed reviews with a 52% “rotten� rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

In fourth place, Universal’s “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World� added $9.3 million in its fourth weekend for a cumulative $135.6 million. It has grossed $466.5 million worldwide.

Rounding out the top five, Lionsgate’s “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral� added $8 million in its third weekend for a cumulative $59 million.

Also new this week, the studio’s Spanish-language “No Manches Frida 2� debuted at No. 6 with $3.9 million in just 472 locations for a per-screen average of $8,250.

Focus Features’ “Captive State� premiered at No. 7 with $3.2 million, within range of analyst projections of less than $5 million. In limited release, the studio opened “The Mustang� in four locations with $76,000 for a per-screen average of $18,950.

Fox Searchlight opened “The Aftermath� in five locations with $58,000, a per-screen average of $11,500.

A24 expanded “Gloria Bell� from five locations to 39, earning $394,835 for a per-screen average of $10,124 and a cumulative $584,390.

Next week, Universal opens Jordan Peele’s latest thriller, “Us.�

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