Avengers Endgame: By The Numbers
May 20, 2019
Avengers: Endgame is undoubtedly one of the most hyped movies of all time. After more than 11 years in anticipation, fans were finally satisfied on April 26 when it finally released. While a massive opening was expected, so far Endgame might really be the endgame in terms of the box office records ever being touched again. Below is a breakdown of the Hulk sized records the movie had broke as of May 14, 2019
1. Endgame is 2nd place all-time grossing behind Avatar
2. 157 million in a single day
3. 9/10 (roughly) tickets sold at the theater during opening weekend were to see endgame
4. Fastest to 100 million domestic
5. Fastest to reach 1 billion worldwide gross (5 Days)
6. The movie with the second highest gross this weekend was Captain Marvel with just 8.3 million( 43x larger than Captain Marvel)
7. Largest overseas opening weekend ever
8. Widest Release (4,662 theaters)
9. The amount made so far (2.5 billion) is higher than the GDP of 25 countries
10. The highest film rating of any Marvel movie (IMDB 8.8)