‘Avengers: Infinity War’ box office beats ‘Star Wars’ for biggest opening weekend ever

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Nothing can touch Avengers: Infinity War.

With an estimated U.S. box office total of $250 million, Marvel’s latest is officially set to claim the record of biggest opening weekend of all time. Nothing will be official until the final figures are tallied on Monday, but this record is likely to stand.

Infinity War unseats previous record-holder Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($248 million) from its #1 berth. Those two, plus Star Wars: The Last Jedi ($220 million), means the top three opening weekends in the U.S. of all time belong to Disney movies.

The stats get even crazier from there: 6 of the top 10 opening weekends are Marvel movies. 9 out of the top 10 are Disney moviesInfinity War officially pushed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 ($169.2 million) to #11, and Jurassic World ($208.8 million) — the only non-Disney contender — to #4. Read more…

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