‘Avengers: Infinity War’ soars past RM8 billion globally

LOS ANGELES: Disney-Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infi nity War” has surpassed the US$ 2 billion ( RM8 billion) mark at the global box office in 48 days.

The superhero blockbuster joins three other fi lms that have crossed the milestone — “Avatar” ( US$ 2.79 billion), “Titanic” ( US$ 2.19 billion), and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ( US$ 2.07 billion).

In the US, “Avengers: Infi nity War” is the fi fth-highest grossing pic of all time, with US$ 656.1 million through June 11. It holds the record for biggest US debut ever with US$ 257.7 million in its opening weekend from Apr 27 to Apr 29, topping “The Force Awakens” by nearly US$ 10 million.

Internationally, it is the third-highest grossing release ever with US$ 1.346 billion, and its combined domestic and international debuts set a record of US$ 640.5 million. The movie opened to an impressive US$ 199.3 million in China two weeks after its global debut and went on to become the thirdbiggest release ever in the country, with US$ 369.7 million to date.

“Avengers: Infi nity War” became the fastest fi lm to hit the US$ 1 billion worldwide mark, needing only 11 days to do so. It reached the milestone one day earlier than “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

The movie, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, features a massive ensemble cast that includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Josh Brolin, and Chris Pratt.