In news that will come as a surprise to exactly no one,Avengers: Endgameis tracking to bring home some big box office bucks when it lands in theaters this April. According to Researcher Exhibitor Relations (and common sense), Endgame is on track to bestAvengers: InfinityWarand set a new opening weekend record. As of right now,Endgameis tracking for a $282 million opening weekend haul, which would shatter the $258 million record set byInfinity Warlast year.
Of course, we’re still months out from the film’s theatrical debut so the numbers are liable to shift, but it would be pretty surprising ifEndgamefailed to topInfinity War. After all, the fourthAvengersfilm represents the culmination of a decade’s worth fo filmmaking in the MCU and it comes on the heels of one of the biggest cliffhangers in movie history – we’re all dying to know what happens after the snap.
Indeed Researcher Exhibitor Relations senior analystJeff Blocknoted in an e-mail that one of the few factors that could affect the opening weekend tally would be a runtime over three hours. Marvel has yet to confirm the running time for the film, but directorsJoeandAnthony Russorecently told us that it still sits around the three-hour markin the edit. That wouldn’t just be the longest movie in MCU history, it would also limit the number of screenings per theater, per day.
Either way,Endgameis undoubtedly on track to become one of the biggest hits of the year – and possibly of all time. As of now, Disney holds nine of the biggest domestic opening weekends of all time (Jurassic Worldis the lone holdout in the #4 spot). The bigger question mark right now isCaptain Marvel, which arrives in theaters a month ahead ofEndgame, introducing the long-awaited debut of the comic icon played byBrie Larson.Captain Marvelis currently tracking for an opening weekend of upwards of $100 million domestic, but asBlack Pantherproved last year when it swiped the #1 box office spot for 2018, Marvel’s new and exciting titles can pack an even bigger box office punch than the epic crossover films (Infinity Wartook the #2 spot). Either way, Disney appears to be on track for yet another record-breaking year at the box office.
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