Avengers: Endgame Destroys the Record Books
It was generally assumed that Avengers: Endgame was going to have a strong opening weekend at the box office. In fact, most people figured that it would probably have the biggest opening ever, which it did, but I don’t think though that it was expected to break a new record every few hours.
Endgame’s estimated $350 million opening weekend will likely improve once actual numbers are received later today, but as for now, the film has broken the previous record set by Avengers: Infinity War ($257.69 million) by $93 million.
Here is a quick look at the box office records that Avengers: Endgame broke over the weekend.
- Largest Thursday Previews: $60 million
Previous Record: $57 million held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Widest Opening: 4,662 theaters
Previous Record: 4,529 theaters held by Despicable Me 3 - Largest Friday, Opening Day and Single Day: $156.7 million
Previous Record: $119.1 million held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Largest Saturday: $109 million
Previous Record: $82.1 million held by Avengers: Infinity War - Largest Sunday: $84.3 million
Previous Record: $69.2 million held by Avengers: Infinity War - Domestic Opening Weekend: $350 million
Previous Record: $257.69 million held by Avengers: Infinity War - #1 Movie Market Share: 90%
Previous Record: 84.5% held by 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 held by 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 held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Fastest to $150 Million: 1 Day
Previous Record: 2 Days held by Avengers: Infinity War - Fastest to $200 Million: 2 Days
Previous Record: 3 Days held by Avengers: Infinity War - Fastest to $250 Million: 3 Days
Previous Record: 3 Days held by Avengers: Infinity War - Fastest to $300 Million: 3 Days
Previous Record: 5 Days held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Fastest to $350 Million: 3 Days
Previous Record: 6 Days held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens - International Opening Weekend: $859 million
Previous Record: $443.15 million held by The Fate of the Furious - Worldwide Opening Weekend: $1.2 billion
Previous Record: $640.5 million held by Avengers: Infinity War - Global 3D Opening Record: ~$540 million
Previous Record: ~$366 million held by Avengers: Infinity War - Global IMAX Opening Record: $91.5 million
Previous Record: $47.6 million held by Star War: The Force Awakens
So yeah… You could say that Avengers: Endgame had a pretty strong opening weekend. How many times did you go and see it? Let us know in the comments!
(via Box Office Mojo)
