LOS ANGELES – The Age of Ultron is not over. The Avengers sequel topped the domestic box office for the second weekend in a row with an estimated $77.2 million according to Rentrak estimates Sunday.
The film has earned a staggering $312.9 million in just 10 days in theatres, tying with The Dark Knight to become the second-fastest film to do so.
While a wild success by any measure, the film is still lagging behind the record-setting precedent of 2012’s The Avengers, which made $103.1 million in its second weekend in theatres and had a domestic total of $373 million at the same point in the cycle.
Avengers: Age of Ultron also added $68.3 million internationally, bringing its worldwide total to $875.3 million. The sequel opens in China on May 12 with midnight screenings. The midnight sellouts have even prompted Chinese IMAX screens to add 3 a.m. showings to their schedule.
Hot Pursuit, meanwhile, failed to make a significant mark in its debut weekend, earning a less-than-impressive $13.3 million. The Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara buddy comedy, which cost a reported $35 million to produce, was projected to earn at least $18 million out of the gates.
Furious 7 and Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 rounded out the top five with $5.3 million and $5.2 million, respectively.
Ultimately, it’s still an Avengers world, at least until Mad Max: Fury Road and Pitch Perfect 2 open next weekend.
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