Marvel continues to win with latest superhero movie, Avengers: Infinity War. The newest Marvel film has surpassed Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ opening weekend record at the US box office earning an estimated total of $250m since its release Friday. .
“Avengers: Infinity War” took in an estimated $880 million dollars worldwide over its opening weekend, $250 million in the United States and $630 million overseas.
Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box office tracker comScore, said: “Marvel methodically created the perfect blueprint for the success of Avengers: Infinity War over the past year by delivering four great films in a row in the run up to this monumental weekend. Having all these great characters in one perfectly presented popcorn movie made it a pop culture phenomenon – the very definition of ‘must see’ cinema.”
Top 10 opening-weekend grossers at the US box office
1. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) – $250m
2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) – $247.9m
3. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) – $220m
4. Jurassic World (2015) – $208.8m
5. The Avengers (2012) – $207.4m
6. Black Panther (2018) – $202m
7. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) – $191.2m
8. Captain America: Civil War (2016) – $179.1m
9. Beauty and the Beast (2017) – $174.7m
10. Iron Man 3 (2013) – $174.1m
