'Avengers: Endgame' overthrows preview record title holder 'Star Wars' at the box office

2019-04-27 12:00
 

Los Angeles - Avengers: Endgamehas gotten off to a mighty start at the box office, earning a record $60 million from Thursday night preview showings, according to the Walt Disney Co.

The previous record holder was Star Wars: The Force Awakens which earned $57 million from Thursday previews in 2015.

Internationally, Disney said on Friday that Avengers: Endgame has already grossed $305 million in its first two days in theaters with over half of that tally coming from China.

Box office prognosticators are projecting that the film could earn anywhere from $260 million to $300 million domestically, and between $800 million and $1 billion globally when the dust settles and final numbers are reported Monday.

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