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The count bests the $247.97 million earned by &#8220;Star Wars: The Force Awakens&#8221; to rank as a new record.<\/p>\n<p>As for this weekend&#8217;s box office race, &#8220;Infinity War&#8221; claims #1 by a factor of more than 23. &#8220;A Quiet Place&#8221; takes #2 with $10.7 million in receipts (cume now $148.2 million).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I Feel Pretty&#8221; follows at #3 with $8.1 million (cume now $29.6 million), while a weekend gross of $7.1 million positions &#8220;Rampage&#8221; in #4 (cume now $77.9 million).<\/p>\n<p>Even as &#8220;Avengers&#8221; entered the fray, fellow Marvel movie &#8220;Black Panther&#8221; still earned enough ($4.4 million) for #5.  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