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Los Angeles - Avengers: Endgame has gotten off to a mighty start at the box office, earning a record $60m from Thursday night preview showings, according to the Walt Disney Co.
The previous record holder was Star Wars: The Force Awakens which earned $57m from Thursday previews in 2015.
Internationally, Disney said on Friday that Avengers: Endgame has already grossed $305m 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 $260m to $300m domestically, and between $800m and $1bn globally when the dust settles and final numbers are reported Monday.
Outside the U.S., Avengers: Endgame broke another record by grossing an estimated $487m at the end of Friday, surpassing The Fate of the Furious aka Fast & Furious 8 ($443m in 2017).
The Marvel Comics superhero film also broke the record for the highest opening weekend globally of all time with $644m at the end of Friday. The previous record holder was Infinity War with $641m.
