Daily Box Office Report
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

By Daniel Garris

Lionsgate and Summit’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum grossed $4.141 million on Wednesday to lead the daily box office for a sixth consecutive day. That represented a respectable 36.3 percent decline from Tuesday’s performance. The six-day start for John Wick: Chapter 3 stands at a stronger than expected $73.178 million. The film is running a terrific 82.3 percent ahead of the $40.149 million six-day haul of 2017’s John Wick: Chapter 2 (which grossed $2.268 million in its first Wednesday). BoxOfficeReport is predicting that John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum will have a second weekend gross of $31.0 million over the four-day holiday frame.

Disney’s Avengers: Endgame held steady in second place with $1.995 million. Avengers: Endgame was down a solid 31.2 percent from Tuesday and down 47.3 percent from last Wednesday. With a massive 27-day gross of $779.426 million, Avengers: Endgame is the second highest grossing film of all-time domestically. The film is running 29.2 percent ahead of the $603.283 million 27-day take of Avengers: Infinity War (which declined 33.5 percent on its fourth Wednesday to gross $1.901 million). BoxOfficeReport is predicting a fifth weekend four-day holiday gross of $22.0 million for Avengers: Endgame.

Warner and Legendary’s Pokémon Detective Pikachu took in $1.670 million to remain in third. In the process, Detective Pikachu passed the $100 million domestic mark yesterday and has grossed $101.218 million through thirteen days. Pokémon Detective Pikachu is running just behind the $101.447 million grossed by Shazam! after thirteen days (including previews) earlier this year. BoxOfficeReport predicts that Pokémon Detective Pikachu will see a third weekend four-day holiday gross of $17.8 million.

United Artists Releasing and MGM’s The Hustle was up one spot from Tuesday to move into fourth place on Wednesday with $602,362. The Hustle decreased 37.7 percent from Tuesday and just 29.6 percent from last Wednesday. The Hustle has grossed $25.491 million in thirteen days, which is in line with expectations. BoxOfficeReport is predicting a third weekend four-day holiday take of $4.7 million for The Hustle.

Universal and Amblin’s A Dog’s Journey was down one spot from Tuesday to round out Wednesday’s top five with $553,525. A Dog’s Journey declined a sharp 44.9 percent from Tuesday and has grossed a softer than expected $10.286 million in six days. BoxOfficeReport is predicting that A Dog’s Journey will register a second weekend four-day holiday gross of $6.3 million.

Daily domestic box office results for Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

Rank	Film (Distributor)	Daily Gross	Locations	Location Average	%Change Yesterday	%Change Last Week	Total Gross	TG ÷ OW	Week
1	John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (Lionsgate / Summit)	$4,141,103	3,850	$1,076	-36.3%	N/A	$73,177,579	1.288	1
2	Avengers: Endgame (Disney)	$1,994,512	4,220	$473	-31.2%	-47.3%	$779,425,998	2.183	4
3	Pokémon Detective Pikachu (Warner / Legendary)	$1,670,035	4,248	$393	-39.4%	-45.6%	$101,217,729	1.862	2
4	The Hustle (United Artists Releasing / MGM)	$602,362	3,077	$196	-37.7%	-29.6%	$25,490,725	1.960	2
5	A Dog's Journey (Universal / Amblin)	$553,525	3,267	$169	-44.9%	N/A	$10,285,525	1.281	1
6	Poms (STXfilms)	$376,761	2,750	$137	-34.7%	-33.5%	$11,407,419	2.127	2
7	The Intruder (Sony / Screen Gems)	$363,130	2,231	$163	-36.3%	-31.5%	$29,364,309	2.705	3
8	Long Shot (Lionsgate / Summit)	$352,378	2,110	$167	-27.1%	-37.8%	$26,880,466	2.760	3
9	The Sun Is Also a Star (Warner / MGM)	$213,258	2,073	$103	-40.1%	N/A	$3,306,347	1.316	1
10	UglyDolls (STXfilms / Alibaba)	$150,432	2,030	$74	-26.9%	-41.8%	$18,080,568	2.102	3
11	Breakthrough (Disney / Fox)	$112,041	1,375	$81	-29.3%	-28.4%	$39,383,608	3.491	5
12	Tolkien (Disney / Fox Searchlight)	$102,597	1,501	$68	-20.6%	-45.5%	$4,112,105	1.869	2
13	The Curse of La Llorona (Warner / New Line)	$84,968	651	$131	-26.9%	-44.4%	$53,292,466	2.023	5
14	Captain Marvel (Disney)	$64,358	726	$89	-14.5%	-55.1%	$425,370,061	2.772	11
15	Shazam! (Warner / New Line)	$37,485	536	$70	-19.4%	-48.0%	$138,200,080	2.583	7
16	Dumbo (Disney)	$27,823	415	$67	-15.4%	-48.9%	$111,627,971	2.427	8
17	Little (Universal)	$24,775	314	$79	-34.5%	-47.3%	$40,283,840	2.615	6
18	Penguins (Disneynature)	$21,285	115	$185	-39.4%	-47.5%	$7,380,614	3.233	5
19	Pet Sematary (Paramount)	$17,098	226	$76	-10.5%	-34.8%	$54,579,371	2.227	7
20	Us (Universal)	$15,360	195	$79	-17.3%	-52.9%	$174,737,270	2.457	9
21	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Universal / DWA)	$13,210	177	$75	-15.2%	+0.8%	$160,392,480	2.915	13
22	Student of the Year 2 (Disney / Fox Star)	$10,141	189	$54	-38.8%	-66.3%	$773,647	1.674	2
23	The Souvenir (A24)	$9,181	4	$2,295	+7.8%	N/A	$104,200	1.329	1
24	Missing Link (United Artists Releasing / Annapurna)	$6,312	154	$41	-31.6%	-52.3%	$16,495,978	2.775	6
25	Five Feet Apart (Lionsgate / CBS Films)	$5,322	116	$46	-22.7%	+126.2%	$45,671,227	3.462	10
26	After (Aviron Pictures)	$3,178	82	$39	-25.9%	-36.7%	$12,121,414	2.019	6
27	Unplanned (Pure Flix)	$2,710	37	$73	-56.6%	-71.9%	$18,056,959	2.829	8
28	The Tomorrow Man (Bleecker Street)	$2,444	4	$611	N/A	N/A	$2,444	N/A	0
29	High Life (A24)	$2,196	22	$100	+1.2%	-63.3%	$1,210,346	4.448	7
30	Hotel Mumbai (Bleecker Street)	$2,192	30	$73	-18.2%	-60.9%	$9,550,263	2.988	9
31	Gloria Bell (A24)	$1,559	9	$173	+78.2%	+18.1%	$5,610,691	3.400	11
32	Fighting With My Family (MGM)	$239	10	$24	-20.3%	-71.0%	$22,958,347	2.938	14
33	Mia and the White Lion (Ledafilms)	$10	1	$10	-72.2%	-94.3%	$400,468	2.077	6

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