Avengers: Infinity War broke not only the domestic
opening weekend box office record bringing in $ 250 million this weekend, but it also succeeded in taking in a total of $ 630 million worldwide, giving it records for both domestic and global openings of all time.
Mark Hamill had a word of advice for Marvel Studios after Avengers: Infinity War broke the domestic
opening weekend box office record.
Not exact matches
The Disney film shattered
box -
office records over the
weekend, edging past «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» to set the highest
opening weekend of all time.
«After achieving its historic
opening weekend at the global
box office, Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues to thrill audiences and break
records in Imax theatres worldwide,» said Greg Foster, CEO of Imax Entertainment.
All this sets up The Force Awakens — the seventh chapter in the Star Wars franchise that takes place 30 years after The Return of the Jedi — to break the
record for the highest grossing
opening weekend at the
box office.
Seven movies later, the franchise is hotter than ever pulling in
record numbers at the
box office in its
opening weekend.
Paramount's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot was one of August's surprise successes with $ 149.6 million in ticket sales, while The Walt Disney Company (DIS) scored the hit of the summer with Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, which broke the
opening -
weekend box -
office record for August on its way to grossing $ 258 million in the U.S. and more than $ 500 million worldwide within less than a month of its release.
The film surpassed Frozen's
record of $ 67.4 million to earn the biggest debut ever for a non-Pixar Disney animated film, and it also scored the fourth - highest March
opening weekend in
box office history.
The movie also holds the
record for the biggest
opening day at the domestic
box office with $ 119.1 million, biggest
opening weekend at the domestic
box office with $ 247.96 million, and various others.
The franchise has made over $ 13.5 billion worldwide to date, and that number will rise drastically this
weekend when «Black Panther»
opens, as is projected to break some
box office records.
A few weeks ago, the superhero movie Deadpool grossed $ 132 million at the domestic
box office on its
opening weekend, setting a
record for R - rated premieres — and dousing its $ 58 million budget in black ink.
The movie took in an estimated $ 85.3 million, according to Exhibitor Relations, setting the
record for the biggest - ever R - rated
opening weekend at the
box office in March.
Black Panther entered the fray with a
record breaking President's Day
weekend opening of $ 242 million in domestic
box office sales.
A largely unknown story outside of teen reader circles, it has become a juggernaut, breaking
records for advance cinema booking,
recording the biggest
opening weekend for a non-sequel in
Box Office history, and grossing double its substantial budget within a week.
So far «Deadpool» has broken three
box office records: Biggest
opening weekend in February, Biggest
opening weekend in the winter and biggest
opening weekend for an R - rated film.
At the time of release, the film
recorded the second biggest
opening weekend of all time with a $ 191.3 million
box office.
The film raked in $ 155 million in the US in its
opening weekend, breaking
box office records for biggest nonsummer and biggest nonsequel debut for a feature film.
Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm «s Star Wars: The Last Jedi drew in a near -
record $ 220 million in the domestic
box office, the second - highest
opening weekend of all time behind 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Black Panther obliterated
box -
office records last
weekend as it earned over $ 192 million during the three - day
weekend, good enough for the second biggest superhero
opening ever behind The Avengers (2012).
New Line Cinema's Stephen King adaptation «It» floated to the top spot in this
weekend's
box office charts, breaking the
record for the largest
opening of a horror movie ever, and blowing past analysts» $ 55 - million projections to the tune of $ 117...
According
Box Office Pro, Deadpool 2 set a new
record for an R - rated movie
opening overseas this
weekend with an estimated $ 176.3 million, which is $ 44 million more than its predecessor made in its foreign debut.
It may or may not correlate to actual
box -
office performance come
opening weekend, but Deadline reports that ticket presales for Marvel's Black Panther have already outpaced previous
record holder Captain America: Civil War for Fandango's fastest - selling MCU title in the first 24 hours.
In that time, it has smashed several major
box office records, including best domestic
opening weekend box office ($ 250 million) and the worldwide
opening record ($ 630 million), among others.
... Following on from the
record - breaking advance ticket sales,
box office projections for the domestic
opening weekend of Black Panther have been revised upward, with the film now said to be looking at around $ 120 million.
Black Panther (one of the characters offered to Sony in that deal)
opens this
weekend is eyeing at a domestic
opening of between $ 150 - 170 million which aims to break multiple
box office records.
With its
record - obliterating $ 242 million President's Day
opening weekend and $ 426 million global launch, «Black Panther» is guaranteed to surpass $ 1 billion at the worldwide
box office.
Deadpool 2 made its
box office weight in chimichangas this
weekend, nearly breaking the R - rated
opening weekend record.
Not only has Stephen King's IT broken
box office records (grossing an insane $ 117 million on
opening weekend) and received huge critical acclaim, but it's also left fans obsessing over hidden references from the original book, the»90s miniseries, and other classic horror films.
Should Black Panther outperform the expected
box office haul of $ 120 - 150 million
opening weekend, it will also set a new
record for that
weekend, snatching the title from Deadpool.
Black Panther, which debuted Friday nationwide, has been felling
box -
office records left and right, even slipping past the
opening -
weekend haul of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
The movie's $ 3.25 million
opening weekend and $ 7.2 M final domestic gross put it near the bottom of each of its stars» all - time
box office records.
Speaking in the days before the film
opened, Bassett said she was heartened by the strong
box -
office projections for the film, which went on to make a
record - breaking $ 235 million over the holiday
weekend.
The movie broke all kinds of
records at the
box office, and it's the highest grossing R - rated movie ever, and it has the best R - rated
opening weekend.
UK
box office top ten and analysis for the
weekend of Friday 16th to Sunday 18th January 2015... American Sniper enjoyed a
record - breaking January debut over in the States, but despite giving director Clint Eastwood his biggest ever
opening here in the UK with # 2,530,47, the Bradley Cooper - headlined war drama couldn't dethrone Bryan Mills from the -LSB-...]
«Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2» has smashed the US
box office record for the highest - grossing
opening weekend, taking $ 168.6 million.
UK
box office top ten and analysis for the
weekend of Friday 24th April to Sunday 26th April 2015... Avengers: Age of Ultron
opened here in the UK this past Thursday, with the latest instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe breaking
records with a hefty # 18,015,774
weekend — the biggest ever April debut, and the -LSB-...]
Marvel's Black Panther annihilates the all - time February
opening weekend record at the
box office that was previously held by Deadpool.
UK
box office top ten and analysis for the
weekend of Friday 13th February to Sunday 15th February 2015... Well, given its colossal worldwide
opening, this won't come as a surprise at all, but Fifty Shades of Grey has shattered
records here in the UK with its debut
weekend of # 13,550,290 giving it the biggest -LSB-...]
And the movie is making tons of money at the
box office — breaking the worldwide
opening weekend record, among other.
Last
weekend's
box office was lower than expected with Kingsman: The Golden Circle failing to hit $ 40 million, The LEGO Ninjago Movie barely earning $ 20 million, and Friend Request
recording the worst wide
opening of all - time with a mere $ 2 million across 2,500 screens.
The movie has taken the
record for biggest
Box Office opening weekend in history, a title previously held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Taking home more than the theatrical
box office weekend openings of both Thor: Ragnarok and Wonder Woman, the World War 2 shooter also set a new
record for digital downloads on its first day on the PlayStation 4, while sales overall were double that of the previous Call of Duty title Infinite Warfare.
Many MoviePass subscribers recently contributed to the
record - setting
box office performance of «Black Panther» on its
opening weekend.
The film broke
box -
office records when it first
opened as the biggest February
opening of all time, and the best
opening yet for a movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a four - day
weekend of $ 242 million.