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‘Avengers: Endgame’ shatters records with $1.2 billion opening

The Avengers assembled the biggest box office in film history, far surpassing multiple records on the books.

Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Endgame” made an estimated $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office for its opening, according to Disney (DIS). It is the only film in history to cross the $1 billion mark for its debut.
It broke the previous record by hundreds of millions of dollars. Its prequel “Avengers: Infinity War” formerly held the record making $640 million for its opening last year.
The film, which started rolling out internationally on Wednesday, took just 5 days to cross $1 billion.
“Endgame” also shattered the opening record in North America. The film, which stars Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, brought in an estimated $350 million domestically this weekend. That makes it the biggest opening weekend ever, blowing away the previous domestic record of $258 million that “Infinity War” made.
The Marvel film somehow exceeded its own huge expectations. Analysts predicted last week that the film could make anywhere from $260 million to $300 million domestically.
The film grossed an estimated $859 million overseas. That crushes the record for the biggest opening weekend internationally, which was held by 2017’s “The Fate of the Furious.”
The film’s global domination was propelled by China. “Endgame” made $330.5 million there, which is the highest-grossing debut ever in China.
CNN

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