Avengers: Infinity War has already taken in a whopping $47.5 million in pre-sales (RMB 302 million), which broke not only the pre-sales record for a Hollywood film in China, crushing the $25 million (RMB 158 million) earned by The Fate of the Furious, but also the all-time Chinese record, surpassing the $47 million (RMB 302 million) set in January by the local blockbuster Monster Hunt 2, ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday.
With all of that being said, if Avengers: Infinity War manages to earn upwards of $300 million or $400 million in the Middle Kingdom, it could help propel Infinity War to over $2 billion worldwide, a mark only three films have surpassed in history, Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2.068 billion), Titanic ($2.187 billion) and Avatar ($2.788 billion).
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news on this new box office record for Avengers: Infinity War earlier today.
While Avengers: Infinity War is already a huge worldwide success, passing the $1 billion mark in record time (11 days), it has set another major box office record in China, just two days before it opens in the Middle Kingdom.