It might be slowly slipping down the top 10 in the Stateside box office charts after seven weeks on release, but Avengers: Infinity War has been breaking records every step of the way. And it has just passed another milestone, becoming the first summer release to join the $2 billion global earning club.
Just yesterday, the film nudged past the $2 billion mark, adding that to various records, including the most successful domestic opening and the fastest film to reach $1 billion. The latest record is even more impressive given that the other films to reach the mark (Avatar, Titanic, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) had the advantage of end-of-year release dates, which means less competition compared to Infinity War's competitive summer slot. While other studios stayed out of its way for a couple of weekends, the likes of Deadpool 2 soon arrived.
And Titanic, for example, earned its place via re-releases, not its original run.
The pressure, of course, is now on for the next Avengers outing to match that. And Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, already roaring here in the UK and elsewhere on the planet will also be snapping at its heels, as Infinity War just overtook the original World on the all-time charts.
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