WhileAvengers: Infinity Waris already a genuine box office hit, crossing the $1 billion mark faster than any film in history last weekend, it’s getting another big push from its final international market, China.Avengers: Infinity Warhas pulled in a whopping $76 million from its first day, accounting for an astronomical 96% of all Chinesebox officerevenue. That figure alone also represents half of Marvel’s biggest opening weekend ever in China, $155.7 million, held by 2015’sAvengers: Age of Ultron.
By 10 PM on Friday in China, according to Ent Group,Avengers: Infinity Warearned approximately $66 million in its first full day, and combined with an estimated $9.3 million from Thursday screenings, its opening day comes in close to $76 million, but no final numbers from Thursday or Friday have been released yet. This huge opening day likely means it will surpass the $155.7 million fromAvengers: Age of Ultronfor thebiggest Chinese opening weekendin Marvel history, which also stands as the fourth highest opening weekend in Chinese history. It’s possible thatAvengers: Infinity Warcould have a historic opening weekendin Chinawhen all is said and done.
The top three opening weekends in Chinese history are 2015’sFurious 7($182.4 million), last year’sThe Fate of the Furious($184.9 million) and this year’s local blockbusterMonster Hunt 2($187.9 million), and with this massive opening day, it’s possible thatAvengers: Infinity Warcan give these movies a run for their money. Just with this single-day total alone,Avengers: Infinity Warhas become the 15th highest grossing movie of the year in China, just behind the Hollywood blockbusterJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which earned $77.9 million during its entire box office run in the country.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise is already the biggest foreign movie franchise of all time in China, with a combined gross of $1.12 billion. It’s far ahead of the $913 million of theFast & Furiousfranchise in second place, and the $834 million of theTransformersfranchise in third place. Ahuge opening weekendin China will only help solidify this stance even further. It also has a good chance to replaceReady Player Oneas the top Hollywood movie in China this year, with the Steven Spielberg adaptation pulling in $217.5 million thus far, the fourth highest-grossing movie of the year so far behind local blockbustersMonster Hunt 2($356.3 million),Detective Chinatown 2($541.4 million) andOperation Red Sea($575.8 million).
As of now,Avengers: Infinity Waris thesecond highest grossing movie of the yearboth at the domestic box office ($479.1 million, behindBlack Panther’s $694 million) and worldwide box office ($1.268 billion), behindBlack Panther’s $1.339 billion.Avengers: Infinity Warheads into its third weekend domestically, going up against the Universal thrillerBreaking Inand the New Line comedyLife of the Party.Varietybroke the news about the Chinese opening day forAvengers: Infinity War.
