It’s official:Avengers: Infinity Warhas just ended its theatrical run to become the fourth highest grossing movie in North American box office history. The epic Marvel Cinematic Universe team-up film was able to earn $678.8 million, defeating James Cameron’sTitanicby almost $20 million in only five months. When it comes to worldwide earnings, the superhero ensemble collected over $2 billion dollars, placing it at number four for the all-time world box office record as well.
Infinity Waris part one in the epic pay off from 10 years of the MCU.Avengers 4completes Phase 3, and could go on to earn even more than its predecessor upon its release next year, which would be a pretty rare feat. While the movie destroyed records for 2018, it wasn’t the highest grossing MCU film of the year domestically. That honor goes straight to Ryan Coogler’sBlack Panther, which is the third highest grossing movie in North Americanbox officehistory, beatingInfinity Warby nearly $22 million.
Infinity Warsits at number four, just behindThe Force Awakens($936.6 million),Avatar($760.5 million), andBlack Panther($700 million) on the highest grossing movies in North America. It’s also worth noting that the firstAvengersfilm is number seven on that list, which gives the MCU three movies in the top ten and four in the top twenty. In the top ten worldwide, the MCU has four projects, includingAge of Ultron, and six in the top twenty, throwingIron Man 3andCivil Warinto the mix.
When it comes to the top two movies of all time at the worldwide box office, James Cameron holds both records forAvatarandTitanic, respectively.Avataris the monster of the group having earned a staggering $2.7 billion, beatingTitanicby just over $6 million andInfinity Warby over $7 million. There’s a lot of hope riding onAvengers 4, but it seems unlikely that it will be able to get into the James Cameron worldwide arena. However, stranger things have happened, and knowing that this is going to be the last team-up for several of the Avengers, it could fuel another record breaking box office sensation.
Avengers 4will also have the added bonus ofCaptain Marveljoining their ranks after the premiere of her standalone film in early 2019 along with Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man and Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye, which could help propel the sequel to even crazier heights thanInfinity War. However, we’ll just have to wait and see. James Cameron is currently working on a bunch of sequels forAvatar, which could end up blowing everything out of the water upon their release, especially considering that they might have the backing of Disney when all is said and done. In the end, Disney will be the true winner. you may see the rest of the highest grossing domestic films atBox Office Mojo.
