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Avengers: Endgame is breaking every box office record

Avengers: Endgame is blowing past even the most seemingly optimistic predictions for opening weekend. After earning the widest release in history (4,662 screens!) the Disney-Marvel film garnered $158 on its opening day alone, 32% higher than the previous record held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens. (The 2015 release snagged $119.1 million).  The film brought in $350 million in the U.S., and $1.2 BILLION worldwide.  “Endgame” is the fastest movie to ever top $1 billion globally, doing it in just five days. It took “Infinity War” 11 days.

Endgame was also the fastest film to gross $100 million domestically, reaching that milestone after 17 hours. The previous record was held by Avengers: Infinity War, which snagged $100 million in 21 hours.

While final tallies are still being finalized, but observers estimate the opening weekend will blow past $350 million, beating the previous record of $257.6 million, or 34%. Avengers: Endgame is also the first ever film to gross $1 billion in its opener, and is on target to become the fifth film to gross $2 billion worldwide.

The Top 10 from the weekend Box Office:

1.  NEW:  “Avengers: Endgame”,  $350 million

2.  “Captain Marvel”,  $8.1 million.  Up to $413.6 million in its 8th week.

3.  “The Curse of La Llorona”, $7.5 million.  Up to $41.3 million in its 2nd week.

4.  “Breakthrough”, $6.3 million.  Up to $26.1 million in its 2nd week.

5.  “Shazam!”,  $5.5 million.  Up to $131.1 million in its 4th week.

6.  “Little”,  $3.4 million.  Up to $35.8 million in its 3rd week.

7.  “Dumbo”,  $3.2 million.  Up to $107 million in its 5th week.

8.  “Pet Sematary”,  $1.3 million.  Up to $52.6 million in its 4th week.

9.  “Us”,  $1.1 million.  Up to $172.8 million in its 6th week.

10.  Disneynature’s “Penguins”,  $1.1 million.  Up to $5.7 million in its 2nd week.

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