Right off the bat, Avengers: Infinity War set a new opening weekend record at the U.S. box office with a whopping $257.7 million, surpassing the 2015 behemoth Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Infinity War nabbed several top-grossing single day records, while The Force Awakens still retains the second-weekend box office record.
Avengers: Infinity War is projected to gross up to $2 billion at the worldwide box office, thus setting a new record for the highest-grossing summer release of all-time.
THR reports that Avengers: Infinity War is now projected to gross between $1.8 billion to $2 billion by the end of its theatrical run.