'Avengers: Infinity War' Smashes Box Office Records With Impressive Debut

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Collecting $250 million over the weekend, the Marvel movie marks the highest domestic opening of all time.

April 30, 2018

AceShowbiz - "Avengers: Infinity War" has trounced all of its competitors to land the highest debut on the North American box office. The superhero film has grossed approximately $250 million in its opening weekend. The total beats out previous record holder "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", which earned $248 million in its opening weekend in 2015.

The movie is also only one of six films, including "Star Wars: The Last Jedi", "Jurassic World", and "Black Panther", which have surpassed the $200 million mark in their opening weekends. Furthermore, it has set the record for the highest international debut with $380 million for a global total of $630 million. "The Fate of the Furious" previously held the top global spot with $541.9 million.

"It is an extraordinary weekend for the movie business and for the Marvel Cinematic Universe," Dave Hollis, head of domestic distribution at Disney, says. " 'Infinity War' was the culmination of 10 years of developing the universe and characters that people care about. Having them all come together in this was what created a must-see moviegoing event."

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" 'Avengers: Infinity War' demonstrated yet another Marvel superhero power," Paul Dergarabedian, an analyst at comScore, adds. "The ability to reverse a downtrending box office year with a single knockout punch and literally change the box office fortunes of Hollywood almost overnight."

Meanwhile, "A Quiet Place" comes in second with $10.7 million, while Amy Schumer's "I Feel Pretty" takes the third spot with $8.1 million. Dwayne Johnson's "Rampage" and "Black Panther" round out the top five with $7.1 million and $4.6 million, respectively.

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