Avengers: Endgame is already the 10th highest-grossing movie ever made
Avengers: Endgame becoming one of the 10 highest-grossing films of all time was inevitable — but it got there much faster than anyone expected.
With $1.34 billion grossed thus far, the Marvel superhero finale is now officially the 10th highest-grossing movie of all time unadjuted for inflation, reports BuzzFeed's Adam Vary. It soared past Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, making more money in less than a week than those films did in their entire run.
This comes after Endgame had a mind-boggling opening weekend, debuting with $357 million in the U.S. and beating the previous record-holder for biggest domestic opening by $100 million. Endgame's global opening weekend was also $1.2 billion; previously, the shortest amount of time any movie took to make $1 billion was 11 days, but Endgame got there in just five, reports Variety. Avengers: Infinity War previously held the record for biggest global opening at $640 million.
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Expect Endgame to continue climbing the charts and shattering records in the coming weeks. It should have no problem outgrossing Avengers: Infinity War, the current fourth highest-grossing movie ever made, and many analysts believe it could dethrone Titanic in the number two slot. Passing Avatar's $2.7 billion to become the new highest-grossing movie ever is likely out of reach, but if there's any film with the potential to pull that mighty feat off, it's this one.
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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.
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