We knew Avengers: Endgame [1] was going to smash the box office à la the Incredible Hulk [2] when it hit cinemas on April 22, but we never could've possibly predicted just how much money the Marvel movie would earn. The Russo brothers-directed film wound up demolishing existing records during its opening weekend, raking in — are you ready for this? — an estimated $350 million domestically [3], making it the highest-earning North American movie debut in history. As for its global ticket sales, Endgame made a whopping $1.2 billion (yes, billion in its first five days, becoming the first film to ever exceed the $1 billion mark in its first weekend and blowing away Avengers: Infinity War [4]'s previous record of breaking $1 billion in 11 days. Of that international total, the UK was responsible for a whopping $55.9 million. Wow!
These impressive box office earnings may not come as much of a surprise to dedicated superhero fans who'd been waiting with baited breath to see how things would go down in the Marvel Cinematic Universe [6] after Thanos's infamous snap [7]. Next up on Endgame's record-snatching journey? Dethroning Avatar as the highest-grossing movie of all time [8]. Endgame will have to surpass the 2009 flick's $2.7 billion earnings, and we have all the faith in the universe that it'll get the job done by harnessing the power of words [8]those Infinity Stones.