Marvel’s blockbusterInfinity Warhas reached yet another box office milestone, passing the 2015 blockbusterJurassic Worldto become the fourth highest-grossing movie of all time, worldwide. The Marvel Phase 3 superhero blockbuster’s global take is now at $1.686 billion, passing the $1.671 billion earned byJurassic Worldin 2015. The top three movies of all time have all passed the $2 billion plateau, and it seems possibleAvengers: Infinity Warmight be able to do so as well, but whether or not it can keep moving up the charts remains to be seen.
As of now,Avengers: Infinity Warhas taken in $562.9 million domestic and $1.123 million internationally for a global total of $1.686 billion. The $562.9 million domestic tally, after just 20 days in theaters, currently stands as the eighth highest of all time, and it is currently well ahead of the pace set byBlack Panther, which took in $516.6 million by its 20th day, so it wouldn’t be surprising if it will ultimately passBlack Panther, which currently has the third-highest domestic total ever with $696.8 million.Avengers: Infinity Warhas earned roughly a half billion more thanBlack Pantherat the internationalbox office, and it could be just a matter of time before it passed $2 billion.
Avengers: Infinity Warbroke theall-time opening weekend recordwith a whopping $257.6 million, surpassing the $247.9 million record set byStar Wars: The Force Awakensin December 2015. It also brokeStar Wars: The Force Awakens' record for the fastest movie to reach $1 billion, hitting that plateau in 11 days, a day faster thanThe Force Awakens' 12 days. However, barring some impressive longevity, which seems unlikely given that the crowded summer movie season is upon us,Avengers Infinity Warwill likely not come close toStar Wars: The Force Awakens' all-time domestic record of $936.6 million. While it may likely passBlack Pantherand perhaps even reach $700 million, it likely won’t pass the second highest grossing movie ever,Avatar($760.5 million).
Internationally,China leads the waywith a whopping $240.3 million, $200 million of which came during its Middle Kingdom debut last weekend, followed by South Korea ($86.2 million), the U.K. ($84.5 million), Brazil ($57.5 million) and Mexico ($56 million). China was the final international market forAvengers: Infinity Warto open in, so the foreign tally may start levelling off soon, but ifAvengers: Infinity Warcan pull off a strong second weekend in China, it will improve its chances of hitting that coveted $2 billion mark worldwide.
The top three movies thatInfinity Waris now chasing worldwide areStar Wars: The Force Awakens($2.068 billion),Titanic($2.187 billion) andAvatar($2.788 billion).Avataris also theonly movie in historyto have earned more than $2 billion from foreign territories alone, which is most certainly a hard act to follow.Varietybroke the news onAvengers: Infinity War’s box office prowess.
