#AvengersEndgame sets box office record at $1.2 billion

The Avengers smashed box office records like never before with an astonishing $1.2 billion in its opening weekend.

“Avengers: Endgame” earned $350 million alone in the U.S. and Canada, blowing through the $258 million mark held by the superhero team’s own gloved hands with last year’s "Infinity War.” Walt Disney Co. now boasts the top four spots for opening weekends in the U.S. and Canada, rounded out by “The Last Jedi” and “The Force Awakens” from the Star Wars franchise, according to researcher Comscore Inc.

The film took in $330.5 million in China, just one of the opening records set in 44 countries, Disney said Sunday. There was no shortage of superhero superlatives for “Avengers: Endgame”:

-First film to exceed $1 billion in its opening, a level reached in five days.
-A domestic record of $156.7 million on its first day, including Thursday night previews, beating the previous mark of $119 million held by “The Force Awakens” in 2015.
-Highest all-time box office for any Saturday or Sunday as well.
-Shown on 4,662 screens in the U.S. and Canada, the most ever.

Source: Bloomberg