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.
