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This time of year is known for its dips thanks to the Super Bowl effect, but the industry is hoping 2020's first high profile comic book film will kick-start the next upswing.

Monday Update: After destroying the opening weekend record last frame, Disney’s Avengers: Endgame fell to “only” the second-best sophomore weekend ever. The film earned $147.3M, which is the runner-up spot for a second weekend behind only Star Wars: The Force Awakens with $149.2M. Endgame...

Monday Update: Calling it the most stunning opening weekend in box office history might, if anything, be an understatement. Prior to release, the debate was whether Avengers: Endgame might just possibly — if everything lined up perfectly — set two new...

Monday Update: It’s the calm before the thunder, the weekend before Avengers: Endgame potentially breaks box office records. Warner Bros. horror The Curse of La Llorona debuted on top with $26.3M. The past two weekends’ leader Shazam! fell -33% to $16.4M for the...

Monday Update: Warner Bros.’ comedy superhero film Shazam! stayed on top for a second weekend with $24.4M, a -54% decline. Universal’s comedy Little started in second with $15.4M, while Lionsgate’s fantasy action Hellboy began in third with $12.0M. Aviron’s romance drama After opened in...

As expected, Shazam! is on course to finish atop the box office again this weekend as it added $6.365 million on Friday, bringing its eight-day domestic haul to $76.1 million. The strongly received DC film from Warner Bros. looks to...

April's second frame will host nearly a handful of new wide releases, but will any of them be able to unseat Shazam! from the top spot?

Monday Update: Warner Bros.’ comedy superhero film Shazam! opened to $53.5M, about in line with pre-release projections. Paramount’s horror Pet Sematary started in second place with $24.5M, also about in line with projections. Last weekend’s leader Dumbo dropped -60% to third place with $18.2M....

Warner Bros. and DC's Shazam! opened to a strong $5.9 million bow from Thursday night's early shows, setting the stage for a very healthy weekend ahead.

This weekend's comedy superhero movie rises to first place, as April's superhero sequel continues leading our other main metric this week, in our weekly Thursday feature Trailer Impact.

April's first weekend is set to represent the last big studio push of spring before Marvel Studios unleashes Avengers: Endgame three weeks from now. How will the coming frame play out?