“Avengers: Endgame” doesn’t open in U.S. theaters until Thursday evening, but the superhero film is already a blockbuster internationally.
The 22nd movie from Walt Disney Co.’s Marvel Studios has collected $169 million from 25 countries where it opened this week, led by a record-breaking start in China, according to studio estimates.Through Wednesday, “Endgame” had grossed $107.5 million in China, the world’s second-largest theatrical market. That means the fourth “Avengers” movie has surpassed the 2018 local language hit “Monster Hunt 2” for the biggest first-day box office receipts in the country.
“Endgame” also topped the first-day grosses for both Universal Pictures’ “Fast 8” and Disney’s “Avengers: Infinity War,” exceeding each by about 50% in local currency. Marvel, however, has proved a reliably powerful draw in China and “Endgame” marks a much anticipated conclusion to the “Avengers” saga.
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