AVENGERS ENDGAME Destroys Most All Box Office Records

Disney/Marvel's Avengers Endgame was a pretty poignant finish to the Infinity Saga ..., leaving me amazed and sad all at once. It's been a great run that Marvel took the initiative to start making serious movies based on their B-grade characters.  I loved how Marvel approached so many people asking them to helm their first effort, Iron Man, but the history of comic book hero movies had at best, a pretty hokey history of crap quality.

But this last weekend, Avengers Endgame hit it out of the ballpark with a $1.2 billion global debut weekend. BOOM! Disney/Marvel just broke all box office records.

Below is a list of twenty categories the Endgame destroyed or rivaled, smacking down previous Avengers movies or Star Wars movies.


    Largest Thursday Previews: $60 million
    Previous Record: $57 million (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

    Widest Opening: 4,662 theaters
    Previous Record: 4,529 theaters (Despicable Me 3)

    Largest Friday, Opening Day and Single Day: $156.7 million
    Previous Record: $119.1 million (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

    Largest Saturday: $109 million
    Previous Record: $82.1 million (Avengers: Infinity War)

    Largest Sunday: $84.3 million
    Previous Record: $69.2 million (Avengers: Infinity War)

    Domestic Opening Weekend: $350 million
    Previous Record: $257.69 million (Avengers: Infinity War)

    #1 Movie Market Share: 90%
    Previous Record: 84.5% (Avengers: Age of Ultron)

    Highest Per Theater Average (Wide Opening): $75,075 / 4,662 theaters
    Previous Record: $59,982 / 4,134 theaters

    Largest April Opening, Spring Opening, PG-13 Opening and 3-Day Gross: $350 million
    Previous Record: $257.69 million (Avengers: Infinity War)

    Biggest Weekend Overall (Top 12 Gross): $389 million
    Previous Record: $305.55 million (Dec. 18–20, 2015)

    Fastest to $100 Million: 1 Day
    Previous Record: 1 Day (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

    Fastest to $150 Million: 1 Day
    Previous Record: 2 Days (Avengers: Infinity War)

    Fastest to $200 Million: 2 Days
    Previous Record: 3 Days (Avengers: Infinity War)

    Fastest to $250 Million: 3 Days
    Previous Record: 3 Days (Avengers: Infinity War)

    Fastest to $300 Million: 3 Days
    Previous Record: 5 Days (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

    Fastest to $350 Million: 3 Days
    Previous Record: 6 Days (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

    International Opening Weekend: $859 million
    Previous Record: $443.15 million (The Fate of the Furious)

    Worldwide Opening Weekend: $1.2 billion
    Previous Record: $640.5 million (Avengers: Infinity War)

    Global 3D Opening Record: ~$540 million
    Previous Record: ~$366 million (Avengers: Infinity War)

    Global IMAX Opening Record: $91.5 million
    Previous Record: $47.6 million (Star War: The Force Awakens)

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By all estimates, domestically, Endgame has sold almost 39 million tickets so far and that's pretty good for an opening weekend. (It already surpassed Batman V Superman total tally, Suicide Squad & Spider-Man Homecoming after their full theatrical runs!

Oh, and Endgame opens in Russia on Monday to add to its tally!

Who knows when the record breaking will stop!!!

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