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131-641: Avengers: Infinity War is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers . Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , it is the sequel to The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely ,

262-477: A sequel , Barb Wire (1996), The Phantom (1996), Black Mask (1996), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Ole vs. Kakuranger (1996), Revive! Ultraman (1996), Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs. Ohranger (1997) and Steel (1997). Marvel Comics ' Captain America (1991) did not have a theatrical release , and Roger Corman 's The Fantastic Four (1994) was produced solely for the legal maintenance of

393-524: A two-issue prequel comic titled Avengers: Infinity War Prelude , which serves as a bridge between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War . A commercial for Infinity War aired during Super Bowl LII , and generated the most social media buzz of all the films advertised according to comScore and United Talent Agency ; it was viewed 17.6 million times across YouTube and Facebook . On February 27, Disney and Marvel announced

524-472: A "brisk, propulsive, occasionally rousing and borderline-gutsy continuation of a saga that finally and sensibly seems to be drawing to a close", but called its ultimate bid for catharsis "unsuccessful" since the Marvel "assembly line [is not stopped] from chugging ahead with its signature polished, mechanized efficiency". Scott also criticized the action sequences, calling them "tedious and predictable" and "surely

655-578: A Western release), Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand (for a Western release), and Mongolia, the second-highest in the Asia-Pacific region (for a Western release), Hong Kong, and South Korea (for a Western release), and the third-highest in China (for a Western release). It is also the highest-grossing superhero film in many European countries, including the United Kingdom. As of June 17, 2018,

786-567: A basis for comparison between films released around the same time. These films fall outside the top 100 when considering only initial gross, and would be replaced by Independence Day ($ 306.16m), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($ 305.41m), and Skyfall ($ 304.36m). This chart ranks films by gross adjusted for ticket price inflation up to 2020 levels, based on data from Box Office Mojo , which

917-529: A blooper reel. The digital release also features a roundtable discussion between MCU directors the Russos, Jon Favreau, Joss Whedon , James Gunn, Ryan Coogler , Peyton Reed , and Taika Waititi. In terms of home media sales, the physical versions of the film were collectively the top home media release of the week in which they were first released. Despite being shot with IMAX cameras and released in IMAX theaters in

1048-608: A cameo appearance as a paparazzi photographer, but this scene did not make the theatrical cut of the film. In October 2014, Marvel Studios announced a two-part sequel to Avengers: Age of Ultron , titled Avengers: Infinity War . Part 1 was scheduled to be released on May 4, 2018, with Part 2 scheduled for May 3, 2019. Marvel's plan was to film both parts of Infinity War back-to-back . Anthony and Joe Russo were hired as directors of these films in April 2015. The next month, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely signed on to write

1179-413: A clip highlighting the 10 years of MCU films, along with footage from Infinity War . The footage, which was screened exclusively for the panel, received strong audience reaction, with fans "literally on their feet and jumping as the footage played". Julia Alexander of Polygon said there was "quite a bit happening" in the footage and it "finally feels like Marvel has made the movie it always wanted to—and

1310-514: A condition that on May 9, during the Victory Day , only Russian films would be played in the cinema theatres. Infinity War was also the first film in Russia to sell more than 1 million tickets in a single day, and went on to gross $ 17.6 million in the market, a new opening weekend record. IMAX contributed $ 2.2 million in the market, which was also an opening weekend record. In its third weekend,

1441-593: A contest in which a randomly chosen winner from those that donated would receive an Infinity War set visit. A life-sized statue of Thanos, created by Legacy Effects , was on display at D23 Expo 2017 , alongside statues of the Black Order / "Children of Thanos": Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, and Cull Obsidian. Additionally, Feige, Joe Russo, Downey, Brolin, Bettany, Olsen, Klementieff, Gillan, Bautista, Cheadle, Mackie, Cumberbatch, Stan, Holland, Boseman, Ruffalo, and Hemsworth appeared at D23 Expo to present

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1572-443: A dizzying array of MCU heroes in the fight against their gravest threat yet, and the result is a thrilling, emotionally resonant blockbuster that (mostly) realizes its gargantuan ambitions." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100 based on 54 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter praised the writers' and directors' ability to balance

1703-488: A later point. The IMAX Enhanced version of the film was made available on Disney+ beginning on November 12, 2021. Avengers: Infinity War grossed $ 678.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $ 1.374 billion in other territories, for a worldwide total of $ 2.052 billion, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time , the highest-grossing film of 2018 , the highest-grossing MCU film, and

1834-471: A screening of Infinity War . The El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles had a similar marathon for the film's release. Avengers: Infinity War was released on digital download by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on July 31, 2018, and on Ultra HD Blu-ray , Blu-ray , and DVD on August 14. The digital and Blu-ray releases include behind-the-scenes featurettes, audio commentary, deleted scenes, and

1965-446: A survey from Fandango indicated that Infinity War was the most anticipated film of 2018. Fandango later reported that Infinity War achieved the largest initial 24-hour ticket pre-sales for a superhero film, taking just 6 hours to surpass the previous 24-hour record set by Black Panther . Atom Tickets reported that Infinity War sold more tickets in its first pre-sales day than Black Panther sold in its first month. Within 72 hours,

2096-422: A thick stick figure of a supervillain". Gleiberman also praised the film's action sequences, saying " Infinity War brims with tensely spectacular combat sequences, even if the question of who's going to win each one has that extravagantly arbitrary could- Mighty-Mouse -beat-up- Superman ? quality". McCarthy called the scale of the action "astonishing", and Travers wrote, " Avengers: Infinity War leaves viewers up in

2227-508: A truly precise and definite referential adjusted gross for a film, since doing so would have to take into account most (or all) of the following: Further explanation of issues with calculating an adjusted gross can be found in the article for List of highest-grossing films . This is a list of highest-grossing franchises and film series in the U.S. and Canada. This chart ranks films by gross adjusted for ticket price inflation up to 2020 levels, based on data from Box Office Mojo , and applying

2358-497: Is a list of the highest-grossing films in the U.S. and Canada, a market known in the film industry as the North American box office , or as the domestic box office within the U.S. itself. The chart is ranked by lifetime gross, and for comparison, the figures adjusted for the effects of inflation are also listed, using the U.S. consumer price index ; a film's earnings from its initial release are also included to provide

2489-551: Is after the Reality Stone, which Taneleer Tivan possesses on Knowhere . He travels with Rocket and Groot to Nidavellir to enlist the dwarf king Eitri 's aid in creating the battle-axe Stormbreaker . Peter Quill , Gamora , Drax , and Mantis travel to Knowhere, finding Thanos already has the Reality Stone. Thanos kidnaps Gamora, who discloses the Soul Stone's location to save Nebula from torture. On Vormir ,

2620-454: Is and what he means to the movies", and "was given great latitude and a free hand [in some areas of the story], while in others I had to tip-toe very carefully through the MCU". All-in-all, the studio spent an estimated $ 150 million on prints and advertisements promoting the film. Additional marketing partners for the film included Coca-Cola , Quicken Loans and their Rocket Mortgage service,

2751-549: Is based primarily on the original radio series and its 1960s television adaptation . Anime superhero films are often based on manga and television shows . Some superhero films, like the RoboCop series, The Meteor Man , the Unbreakable film series , Hancock , Darkman and They Call Me Jeeg , were developed as original projects for the screen. According to box office income figures from Box Office Mojo ,

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2882-634: The Ultraman Tiga TV series led to several films based on it and later installments, including Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light (1998), Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (1999) and Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000). Adam Sternbergh of Vulture.com has stated that The Matrix (1999) was influenced by comic books, cyberpunk fiction, Japanese anime , and Hong Kong action films , reinvented

3013-416: The 91st Academy Awards , Avengers: Infinity War received a nomination for Best Visual Effects . The film's other nominations include an Annie Award , a British Academy Film Award , and two Critics' Choice Awards , among others. In 2020, Infinity War was ranked seventh in an Empire magazine poll for the 100 greatest films of the 21st century. Avengers: Endgame was released on April 26, 2019, with

3144-724: The Banaue Rice Terraces at Ifugao, Philippines . Later in July 2017, Joe Russo stated there were a couple of unfinished scenes for Infinity War that would be shot "in the next few months". In early March 2018, Disney moved the release of Infinity War in the United States to April 27, 2018, to have it be released the same weekend as some of its international markets. Visual effects for the film were created by Industrial Light & Magic , Framestore , Method Studios , Weta Digital , DNEG , Cinesite , Digital Domain , Rise, Lola VFX , and Perception. With an estimated budget in

3275-595: The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles , on April 23, 2018, screening also at the adjacent El Capitan Theatre and Grauman's Chinese Theatre . It was released in most countries worldwide, including the United States, on April 27, with a few debuts beginning as early as April 25, and was shown in IMAX and 3D on select screens. In the United States, the film opened in 4,474 theaters, 408 of which were IMAX; this

3406-471: The Downtown Atlanta area, and New York City. With an estimated budget of $ 325–400 million, the film is one of the most expensive films ever made. Avengers: Infinity War premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles , on April 23, 2018, and was released in the United States on April 27, as part of Phase Three of the MCU. The film received praise for Brolin's performance and

3537-562: The French political satire film Mr. Freedom (1969), the Polish parody Hydrozagadka (1970), and the American B movies Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966) and The Wild World of Batwoman (1966). Following the success of Star Wars which increased interest in fantasy and science fiction films, Richard Donner 's Superman (1978), the first major big-budget DC feature film,

3668-719: The Guardians of the Galaxy attempt to stop Thanos from collecting the six powerful Infinity Stones as part of his quest to kill half of all life in the universe. The film was announced in October 2014 as Avengers: Infinity War – Part 1 . The Russo brothers came on board to direct in April 2015, and a month later, Markus and McFeely signed on to write the script for the film, which draws inspiration from Jim Starlin 's 1991 comic book The Infinity Gauntlet and Jonathan Hickman 's 2013 comic book Infinity . In 2016, Marvel shortened

3799-585: The Infiniti QX50 (which appears in the film), Ziploc , Go-Gurt , Yoplait , Synchrony Bank , American Airlines , and Stand Up to Cancer . The partners created television commercials "inspired by or featuring the film's characters and themes", interactive digital initiatives, and robust in-store presences at numerous retailers. Duracell , Unilever , Quaker Oats Company , Chevron , and Samsung ran promotions in smaller markets. Coca-Cola, Ziploc, Go-Gurt, and Yoplait created special packaging in support of

3930-564: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The MCU alone has earned over $ 31 billion. The MCU film Avengers: Endgame (2019) is the highest-grossing superhero film to date, grossing $ 2,797,501,328 worldwide. It briefly held the record for highest-grossing film of all time before being surpassed by Avatar . Superhero stories gained popularity through comic books and were later adapted into film serials . Early examples include Mandrake

4061-593: The Scottish Highlands , with studio work taking place at Wardpark Studios in Cumbernauld . In late June 2017, filming occurred in Downtown Atlanta , as well as Atlanta's Central Park in early July, before moving to Queens, New York in the middle of the month. Filming concluded on July 14, 2017. For the film's final scene, where Thanos settles in a nipa hut , the filmmakers worked with Thailand-based studio Indochina Productions to acquire footage of

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4192-627: The highest-grossing superhero film . Its worldwide opening weekend of $ 640.5 million was the biggest of all time , beating The Fate of the Furious 's (2017) $ 541.9 million. It was later beat by its sequel, Avengers: Endgame , which grossed $ 1.222 billion in its opening weekend. It was the fastest film to make $ 1 billion at the worldwide box office, doing so in 11 days to eclipse Star Wars: The Force Awakens 's (2015) record of 12 days. Also, in its second weekend, Infinity War passed $ 13.5 million from 4DX screens, which

4323-411: The "Avengers Initiative speech" by Nick Fury and the "Avengers theme" by Alan Silvestri from The Avengers . Conversely to Mendelson, Alexander commented on the different marketing strategy for the film between the convention footage scenes and the trailer scenes, feeling the "two couldn't be more different". She said the convention footage (intended to please the crowd who were "jittery with anticipation")

4454-516: The "Marvel: The Universe Unites" charity campaign leading to the release of merchandise for the film on March 3. The week-long event saw stars from the film create social media challenges to provide funds and raise awareness for charities that support children and families impacted by serious illness. Marvel planned to make a $ 250,000 donation to Starlight Children's Foundation if these posts collectively reached 1 million likes, while Disney planned to donate 10% of all Marvel's Disney Store sales in

4585-515: The 1.90:1 aspect ratio , the home media release did not present the film in that aspect ratio, instead including a cropped 2.39:1 aspect ratio that was used for non-IMAX screenings. Joe Russo said they "spent a long time trying to" have the IMAX version on the home media, but since the IMAX Corporation has "agency over that format", the situation was "complicated". He did not rule out the possibility that this version could be available at

4716-845: The 1980s include Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie (1980), Flash Gordon (1980), Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan: The Movie (1981), Dai Sentai Goggle V: The Movie (1982), Swamp Thing (1982), Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie (1983), its sequel , Superman III (1983), Choudenshi Bioman: The Movie (1984), Supergirl (1984), Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army (1984), Ultraman Story (1984), Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The Movie and Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! The Critical Moment! (1985), The Toxic Avenger (1985), Choushinsei Flashman: The Movie (1986), Choushinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy! (1987), Hikari Sentai Maskman: The Movie (1987), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Masters of

4847-409: The 2012 summer film market, with three films occupying the top three positions of the box office chart. These were Marvel's The Avengers (May 2012), which broke box office records as the highest-grossing superhero film of all time, The Dark Knight Rises (July 20, 2012), and The Amazing Spider-Man (July 12, 2012). List of highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada This

4978-580: The Avengers. Together they kill Midnight, Obsidian, and Glaive, and rout Thanos's army. Shuri cannot complete the extraction before Thanos arrives on the field; the Avengers and their allies fail to stop him from reaching Vision. Vision convinces a reluctant Wanda to destroy him and the Mind Stone, but Thanos uses the Time Stone to reverse her actions, rip the stone from Vision's forehead, and complete

5109-602: The Gauntlet. Thor severely wounds Thanos with Stormbreaker, but Thanos activates the completed Gauntlet by snapping his fingers before teleporting away. Half of all life across the universe disintegrates, including Barnes, T'Challa, Groot, Wanda, Wilson, Mantis, Drax, Quill, Strange, Parker, Maria Hill , and Nick Fury , the last of whom sends an emergency signal on a modified pager before disintegrating. Stark and Nebula remain stranded on Titan while Banner, M'Baku , Okoye , Rhodes, Rocket, Rogers, Romanoff, and Thor are left on

5240-544: The Los Angeles premiere. The Russos said only a limited amount of the film would be shown at these screenings to reduce the chance of spoilers being leaked. Adam Chitwood of Collider commented that this was "highly unusual as most Marvel movies are screened in their entirety for press about a month before they hit theaters". Ahead of the United States release, AMC Theatres in New York City and Orlando, Florida aired an eleven-MCU film marathon beginning on April 25, ending in

5371-519: The Magician (1939), The Shadow (1940), Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), Batman (1943), The Phantom (1943), Captain America (1944), and Superman (1948). Between 1941 and 1943, Fleischer Studios produced a series of animated short films based on the Superman comic book . In the following decades, the decline of Saturday matinee showings of serials along with turmoil in

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5502-488: The Marvel Cinematic Universe, saying, "Considered on its own, as a single, nearly 2-hour-40-minute movie, Avengers: Infinity War makes very little sense", but conceded that it "was never meant to be viewed or judged in isolation". Richard Brody of The New Yorker agreed, stating, "The insubstantiality of the film isn't due to the infinite yet flimsy malleability of C.G.I. gimmickry but, instead, to

5633-463: The Mind Stone to keep it from Thanos, but Wanda refuses. The group travels to Wakanda , which Rogers believes has the resources to remove the Stone without killing Vision. Nebula escapes captivity and asks the remaining Guardians to meet her on Thanos's destroyed homeworld, Titan . Stark and Parker kill Maw and rescue Strange. The trio crash-lands on Titan, where they meet Quill, Drax, and Mantis. Using

5764-487: The Russo brothers' direction, as well as the visual effects, action sequences, dark tone, emotional weight and musical score. It was a major box-office success, being the fourth film and the first superhero film to gross over $ 2   billion worldwide, breaking numerous box office records , and becoming the highest-grossing film of 2018 and the fourth-highest-grossing film at the time of its release both worldwide and in

5895-447: The Russos returning to direct, and Markus and McFeely once again writing the screenplay. Superhero film A superhero film is a genre centered on superheroes and their adventures, with characters often possessing superhuman abilities or exceptional skills. Superhero films typically blend elements of action , adventure , fantasy , or science fiction . The first film about a particular superhero character, often focuses on

6026-633: The Stone's keeper, Red Skull , tells Thanos that he can only acquire it by sacrificing someone he loves. Thanos sacrifices Gamora, earning the Stone. Midnight and Glaive ambush Wanda Maximoff and Vision in Edinburgh to retrieve the Mind Stone in Vision's forehead. Steve Rogers , Natasha Romanoff , and Sam Wilson rescue them and they take shelter with James Rhodes and Banner at the Avengers Compound . Vision asks Wanda to destroy him and

6157-591: The Three-Headed Monster (1964). By the 1970s, Godzilla came to be viewed as a superhero, with the magazine King of the Monsters in 1977 describing Godzilla as "Superhero of the '70s". Donald F. Glut wrote that Godzilla was "the most universally popular superhero of 1977." The year 1966 saw the debut of the Ultra Series with the kaiju TV show Ultra Q . However, with the release of

6288-619: The Time Stone, Strange views millions of possible futures, seeing only one in which the Avengers win. The group formulates a plan to subdue Thanos and remove the Infinity Gauntlet, with which he safely houses and wields the Stones. Thanos appears, justifying his plans as necessary to guarantee the survival of an overpopulated universe. Nebula arrives soon after and helps the others subdue Thanos, but deduces that Thanos has killed Gamora. Enraged, Quill attacks Thanos, allowing him to break

6419-471: The United Arab Emirates, and West Africa, with many also setting opening day records. France had the biggest superhero opening in the market with $ 17.7 million, as did Denmark, Finland, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. The United Kingdom earned $ 8.9 million, which was the biggest MCU opening day and third-highest opening day for a Disney film; it would go on to earn $ 41.4 million for

6550-462: The United States and Canada . It received a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 91st Academy Awards , among numerous other accolades . The sequel, Avengers: Endgame , was released in April 2019. Having acquired the Power Stone—one of six Infinity Stones —from the planet Xandar , Thanos and his lieutenants— Ebony Maw , Cull Obsidian , Proxima Midnight , and Corvus Glaive —intercept

6681-440: The United States and Canada, it went on to become the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time , and the second-highest-grossing superhero film, behind Black Panther . Outside the United States and Canada, the film earned $ 382.7 million from 52 markets, opening number one in all, and became the number two opening internationally, behind The Fate of the Furious ($ 444.2 million). IMAX contributed $ 18.5 million, which

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6812-586: The United States and online on the weekend of March 3 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation , up to $ 50,000. Hasbro and Funko each donated $ 1 million worth of cash and products, to Give Kids the World Village and Starlight Children's Foundation, respectively. A second trailer was released on March 16, which earned over 1 million views on YouTube in less than three hours after it was released. Alyssa Rosenberg of The Washington Post

6943-788: The Universe (1987), Bollywood 's Mr. India (1987), Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1987), Kousoku Sentai Turboranger: The Movie (1989), and The Punisher (1989). The success of Tim Burton 's Batman (1989) and its direct follow-up, Batman Returns (1992), spawned the DC Animated Universe . Superhero movies from the 1990s include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and its two sequels , RoboCop 2 (1990), Darkman (1990), Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990), The Rocketeer (1991), Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue (1992), RoboCop 3 (1993),

7074-515: The Wakandan battlefield. Meanwhile, Thanos watches a sunrise on a remote planet. Additionally, several other actors reprise their MCU roles: Danai Gurira as Okoye , the head of the Dora Milaje ; Letitia Wright as T'Challa's sister Shuri ; William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross , the U.S. Secretary of State ; Kerry Condon as the voice of Stark's AI F.R.I.D.A.Y. ; Winston Duke as M'Baku ,

7205-416: The air, feeling exhilarated and cheated at the same time, aching for a closure that never comes". Josh Spiegel, also of The Hollywood Reporter , said the film takes "a cue from the ending of The Empire Strikes Back in its super-sized finale; this is the equivalent of Han Solo frozen in the carbonite , on steroids". A. O. Scott of The New York Times criticized the film's reliance on other films in

7336-560: The animated Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), Kamen Rider ZO (1993), Kamen Rider J (1994), Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Movie , The Shadow (1994), The Mask (1994), Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie (1994), Blankman (1994), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Judge Dredd (1995), Tank Girl (1995), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) and

7467-445: The approach and balancing quick shifts in tone". Ludwig Göransson 's theme from Black Panther is used in the film. Hollywood Records and Marvel Music released regular and deluxe soundtrack albums digitally on April 27, 2018, with physical releases on May 18. The deluxe edition featured some extended and additional tracks. In May 2017, Robert Downey Jr. and his philanthropic organization Random Act Funding partnered with Omaze for

7598-404: The approximately 20,000 subscribers at the time be banned from the subreddit, in order to mimic the events of the film. After the community agreed to the measure, the moderators approached Reddit's administrators to see if the mass ban would even be possible. Once the administrators agreed to the random ban of half the subscribers, it was set to occur on July 9, 2018. Notice of the impending ban made

7729-511: The character from Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). Red Skull was created through CGI and portrayed with stand-ins on set. Avengers co-creator Stan Lee makes a cameo appearance in the film as Parker's school bus driver, while screenwriter Stephen McFeely cameos as Secretary Ross' aide. Kenneth Branagh , the director of Thor (2011), voices an Asgardian distress caller in an uncredited cameo. David Cross

7860-600: The comic book industry slowed superhero motion picture production, with the exception of Superman and the Mole Men (1951) starring George Reeves , and Batman (1966), a big-screen extension of the Batman television series starring Adam West . Superman and the Mole Men served as a pilot for the TV series Adventures of Superman . Compilations of the series were later released theatrically. In 1957, Shintoho produced

7991-567: The concept of " faster than a speeding bullet " on-screen. Inspector Gadget and Mystery Men would then follow to close out the decade for the sub-genre. Following the success of the Kamen Rider Kuuga television series, a new era of the Kamen Rider franchise began. This led to the production of annual Kamen Rider movies, starting with Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4 in 2001. The release of Iron Man in 2008 laid

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8122-538: The dispersion of its drama throughout the many cinematic installations set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe". Stephanie Zacharek of Time said, "[It] isn't really a beginning, but more of a middle or an end with a new piece of yarn attached. You need to have seen and internalized every one of the previous 18 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies to fully get it". Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times called it

8253-419: The film an 87% overall positive score and a 68% "definite recommend". American YouTube personality Tony "Nem" Mitchell watched the film 103 times in theaters, a world record. When Mitchell's streak was gaining media awareness around his 44th viewing, he noted that IMAX reached out to give him 50 free tickets to continue the streak, and the Russo brothers invited him to Endgame ' s premiere. Mitchell said this

8384-416: The film features an ensemble cast including 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 Saldaña , Josh Brolin , and Chris Pratt . In the film, the Avengers and

8515-424: The film generated the largest pre-sales for any superhero film at AMC Theatres, with its advance ticket sales being 257.6% ahead of Black Panther ' s, 751.5% ahead of Captain America: Civil War , and 1,106.5% ahead of Avengers: Age of Ultron during the same time frame. Two weeks before its release, Fandango revealed that advance ticket sales for Infinity War were outpacing the last seven MCU films combined in

8646-585: The film is "too much of a good thing" and wrote, "The Russo brothers have clearly never learned the concept that less is more. They've used the premise of an Avengers reunion to put on a fireworks explosion of action and laughs that won't quit". Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times called it Marvel's "biggest and most ambitious movie yet", but concluded "it's certainly not the best. However, there's plenty of action, humor and heart—and some genuinely effective dramatic moments". Roeper went on to praise

8777-425: The film is the third-largest worldwide in the format, behind Avatar and The Force Awakens , and the largest for a Marvel film. Deadline Hollywood calculated the film's net profit as $ 500 million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it first on their list of 2018's "Most Valuable Blockbusters". In December 2017,

8908-455: The film remained number one in a majority of its markets. Infinity War opened in China to $ 200 million (RMB 1.266 billion), which was the second-highest opening weekend in local currency behind The Fate of the Furious ($ 184 million and RMB 1.352 million). IMAX contributed $ 20.5 million, which was the third-largest opening in China. Infinity War also broke China's pre-sale record of 400 million yuan ($ 63 million). In India, Infinity War became

9039-420: The film rights to the property and was therefore not released theatrically or on home video . Alex Proyas ' The Crow (1994) became the first independent comic superhero film to establish a franchise. The film introduced a level of violence not seen in previous superhero films targeted at younger audiences and bridged a gap to the more modern action film . The success of The Crow may have influenced

9170-475: The film sparked various Internet meme reactions, including one referencing Spider-Man saying he does not feel good as he disintegrates, which was applied to other things. The website, DidThanosKill.Me was created for fans to see if they would have been spared by Thanos or not. The ending also spawned the creation of the Reddit subreddit, /r/thanosdidnothingwrong. A user within the subreddit suggested that half of

9301-492: The film's cast and Josh Brolin in particular, whom he called "the film's most interesting performance". Gleiberman called Brolin's motion capture performance "supremely effective" and said, "Brolin infuses Thanos with his slit-eyed manipulative glower, so that the evil in this movie never feels less than personal". McCarthy wrote, "Brolin's calm, considered reading of the character bestows this conquering beast with an unexpectedly resonant emotional dimension, making him much more than

9432-468: The film's post-credits scene. Thanos' henchmen, known collectively in the comics as the Black Order and in the film as the "Children of Thanos", include Terry Notary as Cull Obsidian , Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Ebony Maw , Carrie Coon as Proxima Midnight , and Michael James Shaw as Corvus Glaive . The foursome provided voices and motion-capture performances on set for their characters. As Coon

9563-629: The film's release, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai was lit up each night for the film, counting down to its release. Marvel also featured tie-in events across seven of their mobile games to promote the film. In early May, Marvel and Epic Games announced the "Infinity Gauntlet Limited Time Mashup" mode for Fortnite Battle Royale , where players could find the Infinity Gauntlet hidden on the game map and become Thanos with added abilities. The Russo brothers were fans of Fortnite and approached Donald Mustard,

9694-457: The film's top markets are China ($ 373.4 million), the United Kingdom ($ 95.7 million), and South Korea ($ 92.8 million). The film is the third-highest-grossing film of all time in territories outside the United States and Canada. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 85%, with an average score of 7.6/10, based on 492 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, " Avengers: Infinity War ably juggles

9825-506: The film, with Synchrony implementing a "Save Like a Hero" campaign, and Stand Up to Cancer and American Airlines launching a national campaign with a PSA starring Johansson and Hemsworth. In the United Kingdom, OnePlus released an Infinity War edition for one of their smartphones. Deadline Hollywood estimated the media value was $ 150 million, the largest for any Marvel film, with Coca-Cola contributing an estimated $ 40 million. Avengers: Infinity War held its world premiere at

9956-574: The first film serial featuring the tokusatsu superhero character, Super Giant , signaling a shift in Japanese popular culture toward masked superheroes in tokusatsu . Along with Astro Boy , the Super Giant film series greatly influenced later Japanese tokusatsu superhero films. Moonlight Mask also became popular around that time, with six films retelling the story of the TV series were made. Another early Japanese superhero film

10087-632: The first Hollywood film to earn over ₹ 2 billion net ($ 29.7 million), and also became the highest-grossing MCU film in the United Kingdom. In its sixth weekend, the film became the highest-grossing MCU film in Japan with $ 33 million. The film became the highest-grossing release ever in Brazil, Indonesia, the Philippines, Central America, Bolivia, Venezuela, Latin America as a region, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Malaysia, Singapore, India (for

10218-583: The first time that a Hollywood feature film was shot entirely with IMAX digital cameras. In early February, Marvel confirmed the involvement of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man, Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord, and Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the film. Additional filming took place in Scotland beginning in February 2017. The filming occurred in Edinburgh, Glasgow , and

10349-405: The groundwork for the Marvel Cinematic Universe . A few months later, The Dark Knight released to widespread critical acclaim and became the first superhero movie to make over $ 1 billion at the worldwide box office. 2009 saw the release of Watchmen and X-Men Origins: Wolverine . The 2010s saw a continuation and expansion of the box-office success of superhero films from the 2000s, taking

10480-574: The group's hold and overpower them. Thanos grievously wounds Stark, but Strange offers the Time Stone in exchange for sparing Stark's life. In Wakanda, Rogers reunites with Bucky Barnes before Thanos' army invades. The Avengers, along with T'Challa and the Wakandan forces, mount a defense while Shuri works to extract the Mind Stone from Vision. Unable to summon the Hulk, Banner fights in Stark's Hulkbuster armor . Thor, Rocket, and Groot arrive to reinforce

10611-612: The hero's origin story and typically introduces the hero's nemesis. Many superhero films are adaptations of existing works. Superhero comics from publishers such as Marvel , DC , and Dark Horse ( The Umbrella Academy universe) have frequently been adapted into film. Others are based on television properties, such as films from the Japanese Ultraman , Kamen Rider , and Super Sentai franchises. Both Underdog and The Powerpuff Girls are based on their respective animated television series. The Green Hornet

10742-495: The highest-grossing superhero film franchises since 1967 include Tsuburaya Productions ' Ultra Series , Toei Company 's Kamen Rider and Super Sentai , New Line Cinema 's Blade , 20th Century Fox 's X-Men , Sony Pictures ' Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi , the Amazing Spider-Man duology directed by Marc Webb , Pixar 's The Incredibles , Christopher Nolan 's Dark Knight Trilogy ,

10873-519: The large cast of characters, saying they, "under the supervision of Marvel Films maestro Kevin Feige, acknowledge the traffic jam of egos and play it for laughs". Owen Gleiberman of Variety concurred, stating, " Infinity War is a brashly entertaining jamboree, structured to show off each hero or heroine and give them just enough to do, and to update their mythologies without making it all feel like homework". Rolling Stone ' s Peter Travers said

11004-580: The leader of Wakanda's mountain tribe the Jabari; Florence Kasumba as Ayo , a member of the Dora Milaje; Jacob Batalon as Parker's friend Ned ; Isabella Amara as Parker's classmate Sally ; Tiffany Espensen as Parker's classmate Cindy ; and Ethan Dizon as Parker's classmate Tiny . Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders make uncredited cameos as Nick Fury and Maria Hill , the former director and deputy director of S.H.I.E.L.D., respectively, in

11135-473: The most expensive parts of the movie, but the money seems less like an imaginative tool than a substitute for genuine imagination". Likewise, Zacharek said, "There's no pacing in Avengers: Infinity War . It's all sensation and no pulse. Everything is big, all of the time". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, and those at PostTrak gave

11266-557: The most pre-sale volume, selling 7% higher than The Last Jedi and 250% higher than Black Panther at the same point in their sales. Atom also reported that ticket sales for Infinity War were doubling daily the week of its release, the fastest rate of increase the service has seen for any MCU title. Avengers: Infinity War earned $ 106.7 million on its opening day in the United States and Canada (including $ 39 million from Thursday night previews), for an opening weekend total of $ 258.2 million. The Thursday night preview earning

11397-508: The new subreddit, /r/inthesoulstone. One Reddit user who participated described the ban as embodying "the spirit of the Internet" with people "banding together, en masse, around something relatively meaningless but somehow decidedly awesome and hilarious". Andrew Tigani of Screen Rant said this showed "how impactful the film has already become to pop culture. It is also a testament to how valuable fan interaction can be via social media". At

11528-443: The nominal gross by the average ticket price in the year of release to provide an estimate (taking re-releases into account). Admissions better reflect the popularity of older films, since they are less susceptible to the effects of inflation. Many of the films on this list were released prior to the availability of home video and have had multiple releases. Excluding figures from the 2024 re-release. No one yet has calculated

11659-540: The one we've always wanted to see." CinemaBlend 's Eric Eisenberg said the footage left him "literally shaking", with the film looking "like it could be one of the most epic blockbusters ever created". Haleigh Foutch for Collider described it as "dark and dramatic, and utterly epic. It's clear Marvel is trying to do something different here [...] to pay off a decade's worth of narrative and world-building. While it's impossible to tell from two minutes work of footage, it certainly looks like that gamble paid off". The D23 footage

11790-424: The opening weekend gross, which was the best opening for a Marvel film in the format and the third-biggest opening, behind The Force Awakens ($ 30 million) and The Last Jedi ($ 24.7 million). AMC reported that the film had the highest Friday and Saturday box office gross for a single title in the company's history, while Fandango reported that approximately $ 84 million worth of tickets were sold through

11921-562: The original Ultraman , the franchise started focusing on superheroes. The series was met with a 36.8% average audience rate, a success. In 1967, Ultraman started expanding to films. Early films, such as Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature , were compilations or theatrical releases of TV shows' episodes. The first original Ultraman film was The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army , a co-production with Thailand . This rise in popularity of television superheroes in Japan led to

12052-480: The range of $ 325–400 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made . Evans and Hemsworth both earned $ 15 million for the film. In June 2016, Alan Silvestri , who composed the score for The Avengers , was revealed to be returning to score both Infinity War and Endgame . Silvestri recorded his score from January 2018 to late March, and found working on the film to be "a really different experience than anything I'd done before, especially in regard to

12183-570: The release of a film version of Spawn (1997), Image Comics ' leading character. After Marvel bought Malibu Comics (the company that owned The Men in Black comic series), Marvel and Columbia Pictures released the Men in Black film in 1997. This film was the first Marvel property to win an Academy Award and, at the time, was the highest-grossing comic book adaptation. While commercially successful, Joel Schumacher 's Batman & Robin (1997)

12314-436: The same timeframe, and had become the company's top April release. It was also on pace to become the top superhero film. A week before the film released, The Wall Street Journal said the film had sold more than $ 50 million worth of advance tickets, behind only The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), with Fandango reporting that more than 2,500 showtimes had sold out. On Atom Tickets, Infinity War had

12445-465: The screenplays for both parts of the film, which drew inspiration from Jim Starlin 's 1991 The Infinity Gauntlet comic and Jonathan Hickman 's 2013 Infinity comic. Anthony Russo added the film was inspired by 1990s heist films , with Thanos "on a smash-and-grab" to acquire all of the Infinity Stones. Producer Kevin Feige said these were titled as two parts of a single film because of

12576-522: The second-highest opening weekend ever, with $ 23.2 million. Avengers: Infinity War remained number one in its 54 markets in its second weekend. The $ 4.9 million opening day in Russia was the biggest of all time. However, there was some controversy with the film's release in that country. Originally, the Russian government ordered it to be released on May 11, but after a scandal the government made concessions and agreed to let it premiere on May 3 with

12707-439: The sequel titled Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow premiered. In 1998, Marvel released Blade , a darker superhero film blended with traditional action elements, featuring a title character with the powers of a vampire and an arsenal of weaponry. The success of Blade is considered the beginning of Marvel's film success, and a catalyst for further comic book film adaptations. The popularity of

12838-519: The service, approximately 30%, which was the largest share of the weekend box office for any film in the company's history. Avengers: Infinity War earned an additional $ 25 million the Monday after its opening weekend, which was the highest-grossing Monday in April, beating Furious 7 (2015) ($ 14 million), and the second-best Monday gross for an MCU film, after Black Panther ($ 40.1 million). The next day, it earned $ 23.5 million, which

12969-704: The shared elements between them, but he felt they would be "two distinct" projects, not one story split across two films . The Russos decided in May 2016 to retitle the two films to remove this misconception; Marvel simply shortened the first as Avengers: Infinity War that July. Principal photography began on January 23, 2017, under the working title Mary Lou , at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia , with Trent Opaloch as director of photography . Infinity War , along with Avengers: Endgame , were shot using ARRI Alexa IMAX 2D cameras, thus marking

13100-789: The spaceship carrying the survivors of Asgard 's destruction. After subduing Thor , Thanos extracts the Space Stone from the Tesseract , overpowers the Hulk , and kills Loki and Heimdall . A dying Heimdall sends Hulk to Earth using the Bifröst . Thanos and his lieutenants leave, destroying the ship. Hulk crash-lands in the Sanctum Sanctorum in New York City, reverting to the form of Bruce Banner. He warns Stephen Strange and Wong about Thanos's plan to destroy half of all life in

13231-523: The start of the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai franchises by famous manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori in 1971 and 1975, respectively. Similarly to Ultraman , many early Kamen Rider and Super Sentai episodes were released as films. Original Kamen Rider films released before 1978 include Kamen Rider vs. Shocker , Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell , Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants, and Five Riders vs. King Dark . Original superhero characters emerged in other, more comedy-oriented films , such as

13362-641: The sub-genre's success and ubiquity to new heights. Matthew Vaughn 's adaptation of Kick-Ass was released in 2010, followed by Iron Man 2 a month later. 2011 releases included The Green Hornet , Green Lantern , and X-Men: First Class . After referencing the " Avengers Initiative " in the Iron Man films and The Incredible Hulk , Marvel released Thor on May 6, 2011, followed by Captain America: The First Avenger on July 22, 2011. While Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (February 17, 2012) had little audience interest, superhero films dominated

13493-484: The subreddit's subscribers increase to over 700,000, including both of the Russos who subscribed. Ahead of the ban, Brolin posted a video saying "Here we go, Reddit users," and ending it with a snap. Over 60,000 people watched a live Twitch stream of the ban occurring, which lasted several hours. The ban of over 300,000 accounts, which included Anthony Russo, was the largest in Reddit's history. Those banned then gathered in

13624-556: The superhero film, setting the template for modern superhero blockbusters and inspiring the superhero renaissance in the early 21st century. John Kenneth Muir , in The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television , describes The Matrix as a revolutionary re-imagination of movie visuals, paving the way for the visuals of later superhero films. He credits it with helping to "make comic-book superheroes hip", and notes that its bullet-time effect effectively demonstrated

13755-466: The title to Avengers: Infinity War . Filming began in January 2017 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia , with a large cast consisting mostly of actors reprising their roles from previous MCU films , including Brolin as Thanos. The production lasted until July 2017, shooting back-to-back with a direct sequel, Avengers: Endgame (2019). Additional filming took place in Scotland,

13886-492: The trailer is how it carefully, deliberately introduces the notion that the Infinity War films are going to function as a passing of the torch, from one set of Avengers to a newer group". Scott Mendelson, writing for Forbes , noted that even though the trailer was not much different from the convention footage screened earlier in the year, it was "damn impressive." Additionally, the trailer had an "excellent effect", using

14017-399: The trailer was viewed nearly 500,000 times in its first 15 minutes after it was posted on YouTube , but questioned if the trailer broke the site after the view counter appeared to be stuck at 467,331. The trailer was viewed 230 million times in its first 24 hours, becoming the most viewed trailer in that time period, surpassing the record of It . In January 2018, Marvel Comics published

14148-549: The universe, and they recruit Tony Stark . Maw and Obsidian arrive to retrieve the Time Stone from Strange, drawing Peter Parker 's attention. Maw, unable to take the Time Stone due to Strange's enchantment, captures him. Stark and Parker sneak aboard Maw's spaceship while Wong stays behind to guard the Sanctum. The Guardians of the Galaxy respond to the Asgardian ship's distress call and rescue Thor. Thor surmises that Thanos

14279-477: The week of October 16, Infinity War had generated over 679,000 total social media conversations. To promote the film's first teaser trailer , Marvel released a compilation video of some of its previous trailers since Iron Man (2008), "paired with fan reaction videos to those trailers". The first teaser for Avengers: Infinity War debuted on Good Morning America on November 29, 2017. Josh Spiegel of The Hollywood Reporter said, "The most important part of

14410-431: The weekend, doing so in nine days, becoming the second fastest film to reach that mark, again after The Force Awakens 's eight days. In its third weekend, Infinity War remained number one at the box office, and became the second-fastest film to surpass $ 500 million, doing so in 15 days (behind The Force Awakens 's 10 days). The weekend also saw its total domestic IMAX gross become $ 48.1 million, which

14541-536: The weekend, which was the third-highest of all time and the second-highest Disney opening. Argentina had the second-highest opening day of all time, while Germany had the best superhero film opening day of all time, ultimately earning $ 14.7 million, which was the best superhero opening ever. Many other European countries and the Middle East also broke superhero film records. Japan had the second-biggest opening for an MCU film with $ 9 million, and Australia had

14672-500: The worldwide creative director of Epic Games, about the potential for a crossover between the properties. On November 20, Little, Brown and Company published Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War: Thanos – Titan Consumed , written by Barry Lyga . Despite not existing within Marvel Studios' MCU canon, the novel explores the origins of Thanos before the events of the film. Lyga spoke with Marvel Studios to get an "outline of who Thanos

14803-420: Was Ōgon Bat (1966), starring Sonny Chiba and based on the 1931 Kamishibai superhero Ōgon Bat . The kaiju monster Godzilla , originally a villain, began to transition into a superhero role in subsequent films. He has been described as "the original radioactive superhero," due to his nuclear origin story predating Spider-Man's 1962 debut, although Godzilla did not become a hero until Ghidorah,

14934-482: Was "gimmicky" to have so many "crossover-style introductions or combinations of heroes in a movie like this". The second trailer was viewed 179 million times in the first 24 hours, the third-most viewed trailer in that time period, behind the first trailer for the film and It , while also becoming the biggest release for a second trailer, surpassing Beauty and the Beast (2017) (128 million views). A week before

15065-670: Was a critical and commercial success. The same year, Toei Company 's Spider-Man reimagining and the first Super Sentai crossover film, JAKQ Dengekitai vs. Gorenger , were released. Other successful entries emerged throughout the 1980s, including Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King (1980), Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie (1981), Richard Lester 's Superman II (1981), Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1981), and Paul Verhoeven 's RoboCop (1987). These were followed by Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima and Kamen Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass , both released in 1988. Other superhero films released during

15196-472: Was also shown at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con . After the two convention presentations, Avengers: Infinity War generated over 90,000 new conversations on social media from July 17 to 23, the third-most during that time period behind Thor: Ragnarok and Justice League (2017), according to Comscore and its PreAct service. Infinity War stayed in third the following week, with over 41,000 new social media conversations, behind Ragnarok and It (2017). By

15327-432: Was critically panned for its campiness and deviation from the darker style of the series' first two films directed by Tim Burton. Some have cited it as a factor in the temporary decline of the superhero film sub-genre. Starting with the 1990s, original Ultraman films became more common. In 1996, Tsuburaya released Ultraman Zearth , which parodied the original TV series and later installments. The following year,

15458-496: Was invited to make a cameo appearance as Tobias Fünke , his character from the television sitcom Arrested Development , which the Russo brothers had previously worked on; this was prevented by a scheduling conflict, but Fünke still appears in the film as a specimen in the Collector's collection, played by an uncredited extra. Executive producer Jon Favreau was to reprise his role as Happy Hogan , while co-director Joe Russo had

15589-483: Was last updated in 2019 based on an average domestic movie ticket price of $ 9.01, and applying the Template:Inflation for the following years up to 2023 levels, due to the lack of updates on the original source. It was compiled by multiplying the average ticket price in the current year by an estimate of the total number of admissions. Where the number of admissions is unknown, they are estimated by dividing

15720-511: Was not overly enthused about another superhero film having "special-effects-heavy villains, or the sight of yet another mysterious object hanging over the Manhattan skyline", but felt the trailer made her realize "that I'm actually looking forward to seeing [the characters of the MCU] get to know each other". Spiegel agreed with Rosenberg about the potential for character interactions, but felt it

15851-414: Was originally scheduled to be released on May 4 in the United States. The Chinese release of the film, which opened on May 11, was originally scheduled to end on June 10, but was granted a "rare" extension of 30 days, to end on July 9. Avengers: Infinity War is part of Phase Three of the MCU. Select footage from the film was screened in various cities during the film's press tour in early April, ahead of

15982-645: Was pregnant during filming, she mainly did facial capture for Proxima Midnight with some motion-capture, with stuntwoman Monique Ganderton standing-in and providing the rest on set. Ebony Maw's look was inspired by the Marvel Comics character Mephisto , who appeared in the Infinity Gauntlet storyline. Ross Marquand voices Johann Schmidt / Red Skull , the "Stonekeeper" and former Nazi commander of Hydra during World War II . Marquand replaces Hugo Weaving , who had expressed reluctance to reprise

16113-548: Was released between Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Thor: Ragnarok , and heavily focused Thor and the Guardians, while the trailer (designed to explain the film to general audiences) heavily features Black Panther and Wakanda, which Alexander said could not have been done before the additional marketing for Black Panther that happened after the conventions provided additional context. Gael Cooper of CNET observed that

16244-466: Was the all-time record for the format. On June 12, 2018, Avengers: Infinity War passed the $ 2 billion mark at the worldwide box office, becoming the fourth film to cross that milestone after Avatar (2009), Titanic (1997), and The Force Awakens . Crossing the mark in 48 days, it was the second-fastest to that point, after Avatar ' s 47-day record and later the 11-day record of Avengers: Endgame . With $ 140 million worldwide from IMAX,

16375-498: Was the best for an MCU film (beating Avengers: Age of Ultron ' s $ 27.6 million) and the fourth-best of all time, behind The Force Awakens ($ 57 million), The Last Jedi ($ 45 million), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ;– Part 2 (2011) ($ 43.5 million). Fandango reported that $ 14 million of the $ 39 million came from ticket pre-sales from the company. The opening day gross

16506-616: Was the best opening outside of the US, Canada, and China, surpassing The Force Awakens ($ 17.5 million). All-time opening weekend records were set in South Korea ($ 39.2 million), Mexico ($ 25.4 million), Brazil ($ 19.1 million), India (for a Western release, $ 18.6 million), the Philippines ($ 12.5 million), Thailand ($ 10 million), Indonesia ($ 9.6 million), Malaysia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Central America, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, South Africa, Turkey,

16637-401: Was the highest for any MCU film. The film's fourth weekend saw it come in second, behind Deadpool 2 , and in its fifth it finished third behind Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and Deadpool 2 . By May 23, Infinity War surpassed $ 600 million, becoming the second-fastest film to do so in 26 days, after The Force Awakens (12 days). It remained in the top ten through its ninth weekend. In

16768-500: Was the highest-grossing Tuesday for an MCU film, beating Black Panther ($ 20.8 million), and the highest-grossing Tuesday in May, beating The Avengers ($ 17.6 million). It also tied The Force Awakens for the fastest to reach $ 300 million at five days. The film remained number one in its second weekend, earning $ 115.5 million, which was the second-best second weekend ever after The Force Awakens ($ 149.2 million). Infinity War also surpassed $ 400 million in

16899-499: Was the second-best ever, behind The Force Awakens 's $ 119.1 million; its Saturday gross of $ 83 million was the best-ever Saturday gross, beating Jurassic World ' s (2015) $ 69.6 million; and its Sunday gross of $ 69.2 million was the best-ever, beating The Force Awakens 's $ 60.5 million. The total weekend gross became the highest-grossing opening weekend , beating The Force Awakens 's $ 248 million. IMAX contributed $ 22.5 million to

17030-423: Was the way he "want[ed] to support Marvel and the Russo brothers". Seventeen-year-old Kieran Harvey from Staffordshire also watched the film in theaters 100 times. Harvey stated that he "didn't plan on seeing it this many times it just sort of happened" adding that Infinity War "just felt so different to anything I've ever seen before, and I just love it so much so have been going as much as I can!" The ending of

17161-513: Was the widest release for a Disney title ever and the second-widest ever after Despicable Me 3 ' s (2017) 4,529 theaters. Three of AMC Theatres ' locations screened the film for 24 hours straight, with 53 of their locations having showtimes at either 2 am or 3 am to accommodate demand. In India, the film had the biggest release ever for a Hollywood film, opening on nearly 2,000 screens in four languages. The film also screened in 515 4DX theaters in 59 countries. Avengers: Infinity War

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