Yeah, soAvengers: Endgameis about to break every box office record imaginable. Probably some we haven’t imagined yet, to be honest. After taking in an unprecedented $60 million in Thursday previews, TheRusso Brothers' massive Marvel movie earned an astounding $156.7 million by the end of Friday night. This number soars overStar Wars: The Force Awakensfor the best opening day ever, bootingThe Dark Knight Risesout of the top 10.
For comparison, here is the updated top 10 opening day list:
This putsEndgameon track for an eye-popping opening weekend of $340 million+ domestically and a billion worldwide, both of which areeasilyrecord-breakers. (Avengers: Infinity Warcurrently holds the top stop for an opening weekend domestically with $257 million.) Of course, the number in the back of everyone’s mind is $2.78 billion, the worldwide haul ofJames Cameron’sAvatarin 2009 that still stands as the highest box office total of all time. Riding a wave of nostalgia, long-term storytelling, beloved characters, and spoiler-phobia, canEndgametake the crown for Disney? Folks, it’s mighty possible.
The weekend (smartly) saw no other major new releases, and no other movie topped $3 million. Funny enough, audiences who needed a last-minute refresher course look to have buoyedCaptain Marvel, which rose back up to the number two spot in its eighth week with $2.5 million. Warner Bros.‘The Curse of La Lloronalanded in third with $2.46 million.BreakthroughandShazam!rounded out the top five with $1.9 million and $1.5 million, respectively.
Take a look at Friday’s numbers below and check back tomorrow to see a few more records get broken. (Numbers viaBox Office Mojo)
Avengers: Endgame
$156,700,000
Captain Marvel
$2,486,000
$408,015,047
The Curse of La Llorona
$2,460,000
$36,244,301
Breakthrough
$1,953,000
$21,763,230
$1,520,000
$127,149,727
