The Force Awakens holds the all -
time opening weekend record at $ 247.9 million and there's no reason to think that The Last Jedi won't surpass $ 174.5 by a large margin.
Marvel's Black Panther annihilates the all - time February
opening weekend record at the box office that was previously held by Deadpool.
20th Century Fox's Deadpool 2 falls short of the all - time R -
rated opening weekend record of $ 132.4 million set by Deadpool, but it still comes away with an easy win with $ 125 million.
It started off by toppling Deadpool's
February opening weekend record and then went on to surpass all other Marvel Cinematic Universe movies on the weekday charts.
It broke the
U.S. opening weekend record without breaking a sweat and then went on to set the worldwide opening record as well, topping Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Fate of the Furious, respectively.
In international news, the 23rd James Bond film, Skyfall, opened huge in the UK,
smashing opening weekend records previously held by Quantum of Solace — the 22nd James Bond adventure.
That number puts it just behind Avengers: Age of Ultron's international start last year, while setting all - time
opening weekend records in Brazil, Mexico and the Phillipines.
The best
opening weekend record for a January release currently belongs to the surprise - hit Cloverfield, which opened at just over $ 40 million — a number that would be considered disappointing for a summer blockbuster.
Just remember Avatar, Titanic and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy — marathon runners that didn't break
the opening weekend records, but resulted in greatest runs in cinematic history.
Viva opened India's Padmaavat in 326 locations, grossing over $ 4M, which is
an opening weekend record for a Bollywood title.
Infinity War started with a bang, or perhaps a snap, decimating
the opening weekend records domestically and going on to do the same thing on the worldwide scale, knocking The Fate of the Furious off of the throne.
David Leitch's Deadpool 2, starring Ryan Reynolds, sets
an opening weekend record internationally and grosses over $ 300 million worldwide.
After capturing
the opening weekend record with $ 257.6 million, the film has now held strong in week two.