AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Has Officially Become The Fastest Film Ever To Reach $1 Billion Worldwide
After passing the $900 million mark last night, we knew it was only a matter of time before Avengers: Infinity War reached $1B, and sure enough, the Marvel epic has become the fastest film ever to do so...
We knew Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War was on track to becoming the fastest movie ever to hit $1 billion at the worldwide box office, and today the critically-acclaimed superhero adventure has indeed reached that milestone.
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The latest figures are in, and the Joe and Anthony Russo-helmed film finished its second Friday with a global total of of $974.5 million. This means that with the movie set to earn around $122 million this weekend from 4,474 North American locations, it will easily push past the $1 billion mark on its eleventh day on general release - something the mighty Star Wars: The Force Awakens only managed on day 12.
Infinity War also gives Marvel Studios its sixth film to amass $1 billion worlwide, including the second most recent MCU installment, Black Panther.
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