Avengers: Endgame returned to theaters with a vengeance, as the Marvel Studios re-release topped the domestic box office with $26.1 million from 3,060 locations and earned $86 million worldwide. The strong debut pushed the film's lifetime domestic gross to $884.4 million and its worldwide total to $2.885 billion.
The re-release, branded Avengers: Endgame Encore, delivered the second-best opening ever for a re-release, trailing only the 1997 Star Wars re-release ($35.9 million) and The Lion King 3D ($30.1 million). It also surpassed last year's Revenge of the Sith re-release, which opened to $25.4 million. The encore version includes 6 minutes and 17 seconds of extra footage on InfinityVision screens and about 2 minutes of bonus material on standard screens.
The weekend's overall top 10 earned a combined $118.2 million, up 71.5% from the same frame last year when One Battle After Another led the chart. The strong performance of the Endgame encore demonstrated that the Marvel brand retains significant drawing power despite recent stumbles.
Paramount's Heart of the Beast opened in second place with a solid $20 million from 3,435 theaters, while earning $50 million worldwide. The Brad Pitt-led survival drama drew an older audience, with 31% of ticket buyers over 55 and nearly half over 45. Women made up 44% of the audience, and the film received an A– CinemaScore, suggesting strong word-of-mouth could push it toward $60 million or more domestically. Pitt's star power proved consistent, as his 2011 film Moneyball opened on the same weekend with $19.5 million.
A24's Primetime over-performed with $19.1 million from 2,874 theaters, marking the studio's third-biggest debut behind Civil War ($25.5 million) and Backrooms ($81.4 million). The Robert Pattinson-led film, which cost just $15 million, drew a massive 80% of its audience from the 18-34 demographic and received a B CinemaScore. Despite mixed audience response and criticism from Chris Hansen over its depiction of his work, the film is expected to reach $50 million domestically.
Universal and DreamWorks' Forgotten Island flopped with just $13 million from 3,548 theaters, finishing fifth. The $80 million animated film fell below DreamWorks' own Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie, which opened to $13.6 million last year on the same weekend. The weak debut came despite an extensive marketing campaign and the fact that it was the first properly animated wide release since Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie.
Last week's champion, Resident Evil, added $23 million in its second weekend, a steep 62% drop. The video game adaptation has now earned $103.1 million domestically, the first film in the franchise to cross that mark, and remains on pace to surpass Weapons ($151.5 million) as director Zach Cregger's highest-grossing film.