Avengers: Endgame had the biggest opening weekend in history, earning an estimated $350 million in North American ticket sales and $1.2 billion globally, with $329 million coming from China.
Avengers: Endgame far surpassed the previous domestic record of $257.7 million set in 2018 by Avengers: Infinity War. The film also had the biggest single day for any movie, bringing in $156.7 million on Friday. On Thursday, the movie made $60 million off of preview screenings, more money than all but 11 films released this year have made while in theaters, NPR reports.
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