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.
In 2012 the studio produced the critically acclaimed Marvel's The Avengers, which set the all - time, domestic 3 - day
weekend box office record at $ 207.4 million.
Not exact matches
Dinosaur thriller Jurassic World overwhelmingly won the
weekend box office, but it's global gross is one for the
record books.
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.
After its
record - breaking debut last
weekend, Straight Outta Compton once again topped the
box office, bringing in an estimated $ 26.8 million and handily beating this
weekend's three other new releases.
The much anticipated «Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,» had a
record - setting
weekend at the
box office, as it took in an estimated $ 166.1 million domestically.
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.
However, Deadpool «s
record - breaking
weekend is another reminder that some R - rated films can still succeed at the
box office, particularly when fans see the rating itself as validation that the film is true to its source material.
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.
Marvel's Black Panther attracted huge crowds over President's Day
weekend, resulting in a
record - setting
box -
office haul.
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.
Since its release, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has smashed almost every Hollywood
box -
office record, racking up more than $ 500 million in worldwide ticket sales in just its first
weekend.
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.
The Disney - Marvel movie «Black Panther,» which finds the superheroic T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) returning to his remote African kingdom to assume the throne, roared into theaters over the
weekend as a full - blown cultural event, breaking
box office records and shattering a myth about the overseas viability of movies rooted in black culture.
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.
«Deadpool» broke
box office records over the
weekend.
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.
The latest Marvel Studios blockbuster Avengers: Infinity Warowned the global
box office this
weekend, dropping
records left and right in the process.
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.
Disney and Marvel managed to snag yet another
box office record from themselves this
weekend, with THR reporting that Ryan Coogler's Black Panther is now the most successful superhero movie — in terms of domestic
box office returns, anyway — of all time.
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).
The overall
box office is running nearly 20 percent behind last summer's
record season, and while this
weekend was still about 13 percent behind the same frame last year, the strong performances of the top films is an encouraging sign.
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...
This
weekend at the
box office, there were
record ticket incomes from the new Jurassic Park movie called the Jurassic World.
«As «Black Panther» continues to redefine what is possible in terms of
box office in the month of February (with a massive $ 500 million earned globally after just 9 days in theaters), the film will leap to new heights in a second
weekend that will also rewrite the
record books,» Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with comScore, said.
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.
Black Panther is now the highest - rated live - action superhero movie ever, and with a
record - breaking
box office weekend for its premiere, the film is literally changing the game.
After breaking per screen average
records at the
box office for its LA / NY release this
weekend, the kind folks at Indian Paintbrush have cut a Red Band trailer for Wes Anderson's latest.
The Oscar - nominated film by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper shattered
box office records over the Martin Luther King holiday
weekend.
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.
«Congrats to the entire #blackpanther team,» Michelle tweeted on Monday after the movie smashed all kinds of
box office records over the
weekend.
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.
Then he looks at what
box office record American Sniper did not snatch last
weekend before leading the audience in the world - famous DVD Round - Up!
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.
After five
weekends in theaters, Marvel's comic book juggernaut «Black Panther» continues to crush both the
box office and the
record books.
It seems most of the world took up the invitation to «be our guest» this
weekend as Disney's latest live - action remake, Beauty and the Beast, has shattered
box office records across the globe to rule the charts.
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.
The Clint Eastwood - directed war drama, which shattered several
box -
office records and surpassed tracking expectations over the busy four - day Martin Luther King Jr.
weekend, cost Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow about $ 58 million to make.