‘John Wick 3’ takes out ‘Avengers: Endgame’ with $57 million box-office debut

LOS ANGELES – The box office has a new king and his name is John Wick.

The third installment of the hyper-violent Keanu Reeves franchise has taken the top spot at the North American box office and ended the three-week reign of “Avengers: Endgame.”

Studios on Sunday say “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum” has grossed an estimated $57 million in its opening weekend.

“Avengers: Endgame” slid to second place in its fourth weekend with $29.4 million. Domestically, it’s now second only to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

“Pokémon Detective Pikachu” placed third with $24.8 million and “A Dog’s Journey” opened in fourth with an underwhelming $8 million. The Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson comedy “The Hustle” rounded out the top five with $6.1 million.

John Wick (Keanu Reeves), Sofia (Halle Berry) and her battle-ready Malinois find heaps of trouble in the new action film "John Wick: Chapter 3." (Photo: MARK ROGERS)

The young adult adaptation “The Sun Is Also a Star” fizzled in its debut, grossing only $2.6 million and landing in eighth place.

Final numbers are expected Monday.

Contributing: Kim Willis

Related: ‘John Wick’ once killed off Keanu Reeves’ puppy, but now it’s a full-on ‘dog movie’

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