‘Infinity War’ Set to Threepeat While ‘Life of the Party’ & ‘Breaking In’ Battle for Runner-Up

This Mother’s Day will see Avengers: Infinity War push toward $550 million domestically while a pair of new releases battle it out for second place.

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and New Line’s Life of the Party and Universal’s Breaking In are the new kids on the block this weekend, both looking to take advantage of the Sunday holiday, and while Life of the Party is expected to take the runner-up position, once Sunday rolls around it could be a closer race than anticipated.

At the top of the box office for a third weekend in a row will be Disney and Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War, which we’re expecting to drop right around 46% for a $62 million three-day, pushing the film’s domestic cume right up against the $550 million mark come Sunday evening, moving into the all-time domestic top ten.

As impressive as that may be, most eyes will be focused on the film’s release in its final major market,

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