Avengers: Endgame earned an astonishing $1.2 billion in its opening weekend

Disney’s latest blockbuster has smashed box office records, pulling in an astonishing $1.2 billion globally in its opening weekend, according to Variety. It’s the eighth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to cross the billion-dollar mark, and it’s the fastest any film has ever earned that much.

The film topped The Force Awaken’s opening day record with a $305 million global box office (it pulled in $60 million in the US) on Thursday, and went on to earn around $300 million in the US.

Disney’s franchise films have steadily dominated the box offices in recent years. Star Wars: The Force Awakens set records in 2015 with a $517 million haul worldwide on its opening weekend, Black Panther drew in $426 million on its opening weekend (and q…

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