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“Avengers: Endgame” Dominates US Weekend Box Office, Crushes All-Time Record

“Avengers: Endgame” earned $350 million in its first weekend of release. That is a new record.

Cast members promoted Avengers: Endgame on Jimmy Kimmel Live during the week of April 8. Press Shot by Randy Holmes/ABC

Signposted by the unprecedented hype and monster opening day, “Avengers: Endgame” convincingly broke the all-time opening weekend record at the US box office.

The eagerly anticipated film will close the weekend with an estimated $350 million. The tally, which obviously positions “Endgame” as a dominant #1 at this weekend’s box office, obliterates the previous opening weekend record of $257.7 million. That record was set just last year by “Avengers: Infinity War.”

As for this weekend, another Marvel film grabs #2. “Captain Marvel,” that film, added $8.1 million to its haul (for an updated cumulative total of $413.6 million).

“The Curse Of La Llorona,” last weekend’s winner, falls to #3 with $7.5 million (cume now $41.3 million).

“Breakthrough” slips one place to #4 with $6.3 million (cume now $26.1 million), and “Shazam!” drops three places to #5 with $5.5 million (cume now $131.1 million).

Written by Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002.

Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj.

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