The release of the 3 hour 1 minute-long epic superhero adventure, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, has become one of the biggest cinematic events in the recent history of entertainment.
Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame is already putting in a world-beating performance at the box office, with a record-breaking international collections of USD $305 million upto now and with a record-breaking domestic gross of $60 million from Thursday night screenings.
Disney estimates total sales of of Avengers Endgame $305 million, more than half of which — $154.5 million came from China, the world’s second-largest movie market.
The pre-release tracking for Endgame suggested that the film will break all kinds of box office records, and with its domestic performance on Thursday and its international gross over the past two days, it seems well on its way to doing so.
Variety reports that Avengers Endgame has became the biggest single-day performer in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea ($14.2 million), Brazil, Egypt, Panama, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Trinidad and Uruguay. It also registered the top opening day in Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Greece, Portugal, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.
In Australia, the film recorded for the highest ever opening day with more than $10 million in takings, narrowly beating the record set by Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015 with $9.45 million.
According to Screen Daily, Endgame started with a mammoth £23.1m opening Fri-Sun, and went on to take a massive £70.8m in total, making it the 10th highest-grossing film in UK history.
The massive response by audiences across the country is a testimony of how emotionally invested the Marvel fans are in the Avengers franchise.
The film, which is the culmination of the 11-years-long Avengers journey, features Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evan, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johanasson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Bradley Cooper and Josh Brolin.
0 Comments