‘Avengers: Endgame’ Breaks Records With $169M Opening Day Overseas

Deadline reports Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame is setting new records with a total one-day gross of $169 million overseas.

Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame is nearly upon North American audiences, but the long-awaited conclusion to the 22-film Infinity Saga has already debuted overseas and earned $169 million through Wednesday at the international box office. The day-one total gross includes the $107.5 million debut in China and its opening day intake in 24 other material markets, all of which have seen Endgame premiere with bigger numbers than last year’s Infinity War.

In addition to its record-breaking debut in China, Avengers: Endgame opened in Korea as the top all-time industry single day in admissions and now holds the title of best non-holiday opening day ever. Following China and Korea, the top ten performers for Avengers: Endgame are Australia ($7M/+17% on IW), France ($6M/+64%), Italy ($5.8M/+66%), Germany ($5.6M/+95%), Philippines ($3.9M/+45%), Hong Kong ($2.7M/+98%), Taiwan ($2.6M/+50%) and Indonesia ($2.5M/+42%).

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The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe and fractured the Avengers ranks compels the remaining Avengers to take one final stand in Marvel Studios’ grand conclusion to twenty-two films, “Avengers: Endgame.”

Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo,  Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin.

Avengers: Endgame will be released in theaters on April 26, 2019.

Source: Deadline