International Box Office: Endgame Blows Past $1 Billion in Global Debut

April 28, 2019

Avengers: Endgame

A few brave souls thought Avengers: Endgame would be the first film to earn more than $1 billion during its opening weekend. If estimates hold, then it will smash past that number: Disney is projecting a global opening of $1.209 billion. This is the biggest worldwide debut of all time and the film is already the biggest worldwide hit of 2019. Internationally, the film is earning $859.0 million in 54 markets with Russia the only late release. Unsurprisingly, the film’s biggest market is China at $330.5 million. Meanwhile, it is having stunning openings in the U.K. ($53.8 million) and South Korea ($47.4 million). The film will crack $30 million in both Mexico ($33.1 million) and Australia ($30.8 million), and $20 million in Germany ($26.9 million), India ($26.7 million), Brazil ($26.0 million), and France ($24.2 million). In comparison to other M.C.U. hits, the film will take just five days to top what Captain Marvel earned in eight weeks. It is currently in sixth place on the franchise chart and will top Iron Man 3 literally before it is officially Monday here. I’m not sure exactly how long Infinity War will hold out as the top earner in the M.C.U., but I do know we will be tracking its journey there.

Disney is claiming that Endgame posted the biggest opening weekend in history in 44 markets, including Australia, China, Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Spain, and UK/Ireland. That seems to exclude local films, which might still hold the record in Italy and France (we’ll know more when final numbers are in). It also set the highest industry single-day grosses in 29 markets, including Australia, China, Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Spain, and UK/Ireland.

The worldwide box office for the M.C.U. franchise as a whole now stands at close to $20 billion.

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