LOS ANGELES: "Avengers: Endgame" finally yielded the top spot in North American box offices this weekend to the latest "John Wick" action film, but the Marvel Studios/Disney blockbuster edged closer to historic status as the all-time No. 1 grossing film."Avengers" took in an estimated domestic total of $29.4 million in its fourth weekend out, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations estimated Sunday, bringing its worldwide total to $2.61 billion, just shy of the $2.79 billion "Avatar" earned in 2009.But in North America, it fell well behind Lionsgate´s new "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum," which posted a strong $57 million for its opening three-day weekend. The third "John Wick" movie again stars Keanu Reeves as a retired hitman, this time being chased by an army of killers after a $14 million contract is put on his head. The film also stars Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane and Anjelica Huston.In third, down one spot from last weekend, was Warner Bros.´ family-friendly "Pokemon: Detective Pikachu," at $24.8 million. Based on a Nintendo video game and subsequent anime series, it has the animated title character (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) teaming up with a young boy (Justice Smith, in a live-action role) to seek the boy´s missing father."A Dog´s Journey" from Universal placed fourth, at $8 million.Based on a novel of the same name, it stars Dennis Quaid and Josh Gad in the story of a dog that is repeatedly reincarnated, each time to protect someone close to it -- a plot device that works for some animal lovers but which critics have called "emotionally manipulative" and "insufferable."The movie is a follow-up to 2017´s "A Dog´s Purpose."In fifth was "The Hustle" from United Artists, at $6.1 million. The female-driven revamp of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" stars Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway as two con-women trying to scam an internet millionaire.Rounding out the weekend´s top 10 were:"The Intruder" ($4 million)"Long Shot" ($3.4 million)"The Sun Is Also a Star" ($2.6 million)"Poms" ($2.1 million)"UglyDolls" ($1.6 million)
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