Avengers: Infinity War ended with Thanos snapping his fingers.
The anticipation for Avengers: Endgame was seen well before the reactions and reviews indicated that the movie biggest worldwide opening weekend of all-time, as well as domestically.
After just one night in U.S. theaters, Avengers: Endgame is on track to do just that. According to only $38M in previews.
With this record-setting opening night, Avengers: Endgame is well on its way to claiming a few other records this weekend. It has a great shot at now dethroning Star Wars: The Force Awakens' opening day gross (which combines the Thursday night previews and Friday box office) of $119M. And, as long as the interest in the film continues to stay high throughout the weekend as fans see it for the first time or go back for additional viewings, then Avengers: Endgame is expected to earn anywhere between $270-$300M in its three-day opening weekend, which would be a new record.
The appeal of Avengers: Endgame is worldwide, though, and has already seen the film break several records internationally. After The Incredible Hulk made in its entire theatrical run. It won't take much longer for Avengers: Endgame to continue moving up the MCU's box office charts, and it is already looking like it will become the highest grossing one of them all when everything is said and done.
Source: THR
