‘Endgame’ smashes box office records

LOS ANGELES: Avengers:

Endgame, the hugely anticipated series-ender from Disney and Marvel, set a new standard for Hollywood blockbusters this weekend with stunning hauls of US$350 million (RM1.5 billion) in North America and US$1.2 billion worldwide, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations estimated on Sunday. The final chapter of the Avengers adventures took in 43 times what the No 2 film, Disney’s Captain Marvel, earned for the weekend: a more pedestrian US$8.1 million in North America.