Avengers: Endgame worldwide takings pass US$2 billion, overtaking Titanic, as box-office records tumble
- Disney superhero blockbuster is one of only five films to take more than US$2 billion, and passed that milestone in just 11 days compared to 47 days for Avatar
- The live-action Marvel film is already the second-biggest box office earner of all time
Avengers: Endgame continued its hot cinematic run into a second weekend, swallowing the bulk of the box office in the United States and leaving newcomers such as The Intruder, Long Shot and UglyDolls to fight for scraps.
Disney’s superhero blockbuster added US$145.8 million in its second weekend (a 59 per cent drop) for a cumulative US$619.7 million, becoming the fastest movie ever to take US$600 million domestically, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.
Globally, it surpassed the US$2 billion mark, with takings of US$2.189 billion after just 11 days of global release, a new record. (Avatar, the previous record-holder, took 47 days to reach the benchmark and grossed US$2.788 billion over the course of its cinematic run.)
Endgame is among just five films ever to reach US$2 billion, joining its predecessor Avengers: Infinity War (US$2.048 billion) to become the second Marvel film on the list and the third Disney film, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens (US$2.068 billion), Avatar and Titanic (US$2.187 billion) rounding out the list.
Endgame is already the No. 2 film of all time behind only Avatar.
In second place in the domestic US market, by quite a distance, Sony’s The Intruder premiered with US$11 million.