The Curse of La Llorona rules the box office, maintains top spot in opening weekend

The Warner Bros. horror film based on a Mexican legend about a woman who murdered her children and wanders the world looking for them brought in $26.5 million according to studio estimates Sunday, putting it in the top spot on its opening weekend — the last before "Avengers: Endgame" arrives to dominate. The inspirational "Breakthrough," the first release from 20th Century Fox since Disney acquired the studio, was third with $11.1 million, a respectable opening for the modestly budgeted faith-based film. Its top finish came on a quiet Easter weekend as studios cleared a path for the wildly anticipated "Avengers: Endgame," the Disney and Marvel juggernaut that should disintegrate all competition for several weeks to come. It brought in $9.1 million to put it past $400 million in domestic box office, with audiences likely wanting to take in a small piece of the Marvel cinematic story before "Endgame."