Avengers: Endgame is the fourth Avengers film and the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), released seven years after the first Avengers film and eleven years after the first MCU film. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, the film features an ensemble cast of actors reprising their roles from previous entries in the MCU.
Endgame was released on April 26, 2019 and went on to break numerous box office records in various markets. Worldwide, it set the record for highest-grossing film of all time, [1] the highest opening weekend gross, [2] and the fastest cumulative grosses through $2.5 billion. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] In its domestic market of the US and Canada, it set the records for the highest-grossing opening weekend, [8] single day, [9] Friday, [10] Saturday, [11] and Sunday [12] as well as the fastest cumulative grosses through $650 million. [13] Elsewhere, it became the highest-grossing film of all time in several markets including Chile and Thailand, [14] set the record for highest opening weekend gross in more than 40 markets [15] including Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Mexico, and the United Kingdom, [16] and set various IMAX records in 50 different markets across all six inhabited continents. [14] [16] [17] [18] Many of the records set by the film are listed below. Data on the previous record and records that have since been surpassed are presented where available and applicable. All grosses are given in unadjusted US dollars, except where noted otherwise.
Worldwide, Endgame grossed more money faster than any previous film. It also set the records for the highest-grossing opening weekend in total as well as in the IMAX and 3D formats.
Record | Figure | Previous record holder | Surpassed by | Notes |
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Highest-grossing film | $2.797 billion [1] | Avatar – $2.789 billion [1] | Avatar – $2.922 billion [19] | Endgame became the highest-grossing movie in history on July 21, 2019, after 89 days of release, [20] [21] and had become the second-highest-grossing movie worldwide 12 days after its initial release. [22] Avatar reclaimed the record in March 2021 after a re-release in China, [23] [24] and increased its gross further with additional subsequent re-releases. |
Highest-grossing superhero film | $2.797 billion [25] | Avengers: Infinity War – $2.044 billion [25] | — | |
Fastest to $500 million | 3 days [3] | Avengers: Infinity War – 5 days [26] | — | |
Fastest to $1 billion | 5 days [4] | Avengers: Infinity War – 11 days [4] | — | |
Fastest to $1.5 billion | 8 days [5] [21] | Avengers: Infinity War – 18 days [27] | — | |
Fastest to $2 billion | 11 days [6] | Avatar – 47 days [28] | — | |
Fastest to $2.5 billion | 20 days | Avatar – 72 days | — | Endgame was released on April 24, 2019, and the gross as of May 13, 2019 was $1.7747 billion outside of the US and Canada and $728.4 million in the US and Canada for a worldwide gross of $2.503 billion. [7] Avatar was released on December 16, 2009. [29] Outside of the US and Canada, [30] the gross was $1.839 billion as of February 28, 2010 and the weekend gross for February 26–28, 2010 was $30.6 million, giving a gross of $1,808.4 million as of February 25, 2010. Adding to that the US and Canada gross [31] of $692.9 million as of February 25, 2010 gives a worldwide gross of $2.501 billion as of February 25, 2010. |
Highest opening weekend gross | $1.223 billion [2] | Avengers: Infinity War – $640 million [2] | — | |
Highest IMAX opening weekend gross | $91.5 million [4] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $48 million [32] | — | |
Highest IMAX second weekend gross | $36.7 million [33] | — | — | |
Highest 3D opening weekend gross | $540 million [15] | Avengers: Infinity War – $366 million [15] | — | |
Highest initial release gross | $2.75 billion [34] | Avatar – $2.749 billion [34] | — |
In its domestic market of the US and Canada, Endgame set records for highest-grossing opening weekend and the fastest cumulative grosses through $650 million. It also set several single-day records and had the widest opening and release to date.
Record | Figure | Previous record holder | Surpassed by | Notes |
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Fastest to $100 million | 17 hours [35] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 21 hours [35] | — | Endgame grossed $103 million in that time. [35] |
Fastest to $150 million | 1 day [36] | Avengers: Infinity War – 2 days [36] | — | Endgame grossed $157 million in that time. [36] |
Fastest to $200 million | 2 days [37] | Avengers: Infinity War – 3 days [37] | — | Endgame grossed $266 million in that time. [37] |
Fastest to $250 million | 2 days [38] | Avengers: Infinity War – 3 days [38] | — | Endgame grossed $266 million in that time. [38] |
Fastest to $300 million | 3 days [39] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 5 days [39] | — | Endgame grossed $357 million in that time. [39] |
Fastest to $350 million | 3 days [40] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 6 days [40] | — | Endgame grossed $357 million in that time. [40] |
Fastest to $400 million | 5 days [41] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 8 days [41] | — | Endgame grossed $427 million in that time. [41] |
Fastest to $450 million | 6 days [42] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 9 days [42] | — | Endgame grossed $452 million in that time. [42] |
Fastest to $500 million | 8 days [43] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 10 days [43] | — | Endgame grossed $514 million in that time. [43] |
Fastest to $550 million | 9 days [44] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 11 days [44] | — | Endgame grossed $576 million in that time. [44] |
Fastest to $600 million | 10 days [45] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 12 days [45] | — | Endgame grossed $621 million in that time. [45] |
Fastest to $650 million | 13 days [46] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 14 days [46] | — | Endgame grossed $652 million in that time. [46] |
Highest opening weekend gross | $357 million [47] [8] | Avengers: Infinity War – $257 million [47] [8] | — | |
Highest opening weekend gross adjusted for inflation | est. 39.6 million tickets [48] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – est. 28.5 million tickets [48] | — | |
Highest weekend per-theater average for a wide release | $76.6 thousand [49] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $59.9 thousand [49] | — | |
Highest weekend per-theater average for a wide release adjusted for inflation | est. 8,502 tickets [50] | Return of the Jedi – est. 7,293 tickets [50] | — | |
Highest opening week gross | $473 million [51] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $390 million [51] | — | |
Highest single-day gross | $157 million [9] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $119 million [9] | — | On Friday, April 26, 2019. For The Force Awakens, it was Friday, December 18, 2015. [9] |
Highest opening day gross | $157 million [52] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $119 million [52] | — | |
Highest Friday gross | $157 million [10] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $119 million [10] | — | |
Highest Saturday gross | $109 million [11] | Avengers: Infinity War – $82.1 million [11] | — | On April 27, 2019. For Infinity War, it was April 28, 2018. [11] |
Highest Sunday gross | $90.3 million [12] | Avengers: Infinity War – $69.2 million [12] | — | On April 28, 2019. For Infinity War, it was April 29, 2018. [12] |
Highest previews gross | $60 million [53] [54] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $57 million [53] [54] | — | |
Highest "pure Friday" gross (i.e. excluding Thursday previews) | $96.7 million [55] | Avengers: Infinity War – $66.9 million [56] | — | |
Widest opening | 4,662 theaters [57] | Despicable Me 3 – 4,529 theaters [57] | The Lion King – 4,725 theaters [57] | |
Widest release | 4,662 theaters [58] | Despicable Me 3 – 4,535 theaters [58] | The Lion King – 4,802 theaters [58] | |
Widest PG-13 opening | 4,662 theaters [59] | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – 4,475 theaters [59] | Top Gun: Maverick – 4,735 theaters [59] | |
Widest PG-13 release | 4,662 theaters [60] | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – 4,485 theaters [60] | Top Gun: Maverick – 4,751 theaters [60] | |
Number one film of the highest-grossing single aggregated weekend | $401 million [61] | December 18–20, 2015 – $313 million [61] | — | The figure represents the combined gross of all movies in theaters on the weekend of April 26–28, 2019 of which Endgame grossed $357 million (88.9%). Star Wars:The Force Awakens contributed $247 million (79.2%) to the previous record. [61] |
Largest gap between first and second highest-grossing films in a weekend | $348 million [62] | Avengers: Infinity War – $246 million [62] | — | The second-highest-grossing film on April 26–28, 2019 was Captain Marvel . For Infinity War (April 27–29, 2018), it was A Quiet Place . [62] |
Largest relative gap between first and second highest-grossing films in a weekend | 43.0 times higher gross [63] | Avengers: Age of Ultron –28.8 times higher gross [63] | — | The second-highest-grossing film opening on April 26–28, 2019 was Captain Marvel. For Age of Ultron (May 1–3, 2015), it was Furious 7 . [63] |
Highest market share in a weekend | 89.7% [64] | Avengers: Age of Ultron – 84.5% [64] | — |
The film became the highest-grossing film in several markets in South America and Asia. It also set various opening records in over 50 markets across all six continents (not counting Antarctica). Data on precise figures, previous record holders, and surpassed records is limited due to the absence of box office record trackers for these markets.
Record | Territory | Figure | Previous record holder | Surpassed by | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Highest-grossing film | Bolivia [65] | $3.6 million [66] | Avengers: Infinity War [67] – $3.1 million [68] | — | |
Brazil [14] | $85.6 million [66] | Avengers: Infinity War [69] – $66.6 million [68] | — | ||
Chile [14] | $18.8 million [66] | Avengers: Infinity War [69] – $14.6 million [68] | — | ||
Ecuador [14] | — | Avengers: Infinity War [69] | — | ||
Hong Kong [14] | $29.3 million [66] | Avatar [70] – $22.9 million [71] | — | ||
Mexico [72] | $77.4 million [72] | Avengers: Infinity War [69] – $60.0 million [68] | Spider-Man: No Way Home [73] | ||
Peru [14] | — | Avengers: Infinity War [69] | — | ||
Philippines [74] | $32.8 million [66] | Avengers: Infinity War [69] – $23.3 million [68] | — | ||
Singapore [14] | $14.3 million [66] | Avengers: Infinity War [69] – $12.1 million [68] | — | ||
Thailand [14] | $27.0 million [66] | — | — | ||
Uruguay [14] | — | — | — | ||
Highest opening weekend gross | Argentina [16] | $6.8 million [75] | The Fate of the Furious [76] | — | Endgame set this record in at least 44 markets. [15] |
Australia | $30.8 million [15] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $19.6 million [77] | — | ||
Austria [16] | $3.5 million [75] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [77] – $1.9 million [78] | — | ||
Bahrain [16] | — | — | — | ||
Bangladesh [79] [ need quotation to verify ] | Taka ৳30 million [79] | — | — | ||
Belgium [16] | $3.1 million [75] | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 – $2.9 million [80] | — | ||
Bolivia [16] | $1.1 million [75] | Avengers: Infinity War [81] – $913 thousand [82] | — | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina [16] | — | — | — | ||
Brazil [15] | $26.3 million [75] | Avengers: Infinity War [83] – $19.0 million [82] | — | ||
Central America [16] | — | Avengers: Infinity War [81] | — | ||
Chile [16] | $6.5 million [75] | Avengers: Infinity War [81] – $4.5 million [82] | — | ||
China | CN¥2.22 billion [84] ($330 million) [4] | The Wandering Earth – CN¥2.02 billion ($300 million) [84] | — | ||
Colombia [16] | $6.1 million [75] | The Fate of the Furious – $4.7 million [85] | — | ||
Croatia [16] | $545 thousand [75] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [77] | — | ||
Czech Republic [16] | $2.5 million [75] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [86] – $1.5 million [78] | — | ||
Denmark [16] | $4.2 million [75] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [77] | — | ||
East Africa [16] | — | Black Panther [87] | — | ||
Ecuador [16] | — | Avengers: Infinity War [81] | — | ||
Egypt [16] | — | The Fate of the Furious [76] | — | ||
Hong Kong | $12.6 million [88] | Avengers: Infinity War – $8.0 million [88] | — | ||
Hungary [16] | $1.8 million [75] | Star Wars: The Last Jedi – $1.5 million [89] | — | ||
Iceland [16] | $210 thousand [75] | — | — | ||
Ireland | €4.4 million [90] | Beauty and the Beast [90] | — | ||
Indonesia [16] | $15.4 million [75] | Avengers: Infinity War [83] – $11.4 million [82] | — | ||
Jordan [16] | — | — | — | ||
Malaysia [16] | $10.0 million [75] | Avengers: Infinity War [83] – $8.3 million [82] | — | ||
Mexico | $31.9 million [91] | Avengers: Infinity War – $25.3 million [91] | — | ||
Middle East [16] | — | The Fate of the Furious [76] | — | ||
The Netherlands | $5.9 million [92] | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – $3.8 million [92] | — | ||
New Zealand | $4.0 million [93] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $3.0 million [93] | — | ||
Norway [16] | $2.5 million [75] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [77] | — | ||
Pakistan | Rs. 14.5 crore [94] | Sultan – Rs. 11.25 crore [94] | — | ||
Paraguay [16] | $624 thousand [75] | The Fate of the Furious [76] | — | ||
Peru [16] | — | Avengers: Infinity War [81] | — | ||
Philippines [16] | $17.9 million [75] | Avengers: Infinity War – $12.5 million [83] | — | ||
Qatar [16] | — | — | — | ||
Saudi Arabia [16] | — | — | — | ||
Serbia [16] | $410 thousand [75] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [77] | — | ||
Singapore [16] | $5.5 million [75] | — | — | ||
Slovakia [16] | $847 thousand [75] | Fifty Shades of Grey [95] – $621 thousand [96] | — | ||
Slovenia [16] | $237 thousand [75] | Fifty Shades of Grey [95] | — | ||
Southern Africa [16] | $2.3 million [75] | Avengers: Infinity War [97] – $2.0 million [82] | — | ||
South Korea | $46.9 million [98] | Avengers: Infinity War – $39.1 million [98] | — | ||
Spain | $13.3 million [15] | — | — | ||
Syria [16] | — | — | — | ||
Taiwan [16] | $12.8 million [75] | Iron Man 3 [99] | — | ||
Thailand | $14.1 million [100] | Avengers: Infinity War – $9.9 million [100] | — | ||
Trinidad [16] | — | Black Panther – $700 thousand [101] | — | ||
Ukraine [16] | $1.9 million [75] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [77] – $1.1 million [78] | — | ||
United Arab Emirates [16] | $5.9 million [75] | Avengers: Infinity War [81] | — | ||
United Kingdom | £43.4 million [102] | Spectre – £41.3 million [102] | — | ||
Uruguay [16] | $594 thousand [75] | The Fate of the Furious [76] – $590 thousand [85] | — | ||
Vietnam [16] | ₫112.4 billion [103] | Kong: Skull Island – ₫59.27 billion [103] | — | ||
West Africa [16] | — | Black Panther [87] | — | ||
Highest opening day gross | Argentina [104] | — | — | — | |
Australia | $7 million [105] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $6.8 million [106] | — | ||
Bolivia [104] | — | Avengers: Infinity War [107] | — | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina [108] | — | Star Wars: The Last Jedi [109] | — | ||
Brazil | $7 million [105] | Avengers: Infinity War – $4.8 million [107] | — | ||
Central America [16] | — | Avengers: Infinity War [110] | — | ||
Chile [104] | — | Avengers: Infinity War [107] | — | ||
China | CN¥ 719 million (US$107.2 million) [111] | Monster Hunt 2 – CN¥547 million [111] | — | Includes previews. Also the highest single-day gross excluding previews – CN¥550 million (US$81.7 million). [16] | |
Colombia [104] | — | — | — | ||
Czech Republic [108] | — | — | — | ||
East Africa [112] | — | — | — | ||
Ecuador [16] | — | — | — | ||
Egypt [113] | — | — | — | ||
Greece [113] | — | — | — | ||
Hong Kong | $2.7 million [105] | Avengers: Infinity War – $1.4 million [107] | — | ||
Hungary [16] | — | Star Wars: The Last Jedi [109] | — | ||
Indonesia | $2.5 million [105] | Avengers: Infinity War – $1.8 million [107] | — | ||
Korea [113] | — | — | — | ||
Malaysia | $2 million [105] | Avengers: Infinity War – $1.5 million [107] | — | ||
Mexico | $12.5 million [18] | — | — | ||
The Netherlands [113] | — | Star Wars: The Last Jedi [109] | — | ||
New Zealand [113] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [106] | — | ||
Pakistan | Rs. 4.55 crore [94] | Sultan – Rs. 3.42 crore [94] | — | ||
Panama [104] | — | Jurassic World [114] | — | ||
Paraguay [104] | — | — | — | ||
Peru [104] | — | Avengers: Infinity War [107] | — | ||
Philippines | ₱205 million [115] ($3.9 million) [105] | Avengers: Infinity War – $2.7 million [107] | — | ||
Portugal [108] | — | — | — | ||
Russia | $7.8 million [116] | Avengers: Infinity War – $4.9 million [117] | — | ||
Singapore [16] | $7.5 million [118] | Avengers: Infinity War – $6.1 million [118] | — | ||
Slovakia [108] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [106] | — | ||
Southern Africa [112] | — | — | — | ||
Spain [16] | — | Star Wars: The Last Jedi [109] | — | ||
Taiwan | $2.6 million [105] | — | — | ||
Thailand | $2.4 million [105] | Avengers: Infinity War – $1.8 million [107] | — | ||
Trinidad [104] | — | — | — | ||
Turkey [108] | ₺6.0 million [119] | Arif V 216 – ₺5.0 million [119] | — | ||
Ukraine [108] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [106] | — | ||
United Kingdom | $15.3 million [105] | Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $14.3 million [120] | — | ||
Uruguay [104] | — | — | — | ||
Vietnam [18] | ₫30.7 billion [121] | Captain Marvel – ₫19.5 billion [121] | — | ||
West Africa [112] | — | — | — | ||
Highest IMAX gross | Outside of the US and Canada | $150 million [122] | — | Avatar: The Way of Water – $156.1 million [122] | Endgame set this record in at least 25 markets. [14] |
Argentina [14] | — | — | — | ||
Belgium [14] | — | — | — | ||
China [14] | $81.2 million [65] | Avengers: Infinity War [123] | — | ||
India [14] | — | — | — | ||
Italy [14] | — | — | — | ||
Mexico [14] | — | — | — | ||
Highest IMAX opening weekend gross | Argentina [16] | — | The Fate of the Furious [124] | — | Endgame set this record in 50 markets. [17] |
Austria [16] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [125] | — | ||
Bahrain [16] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [126] | — | ||
Belgium [16] | — | Star Wars: The Last Jedi [127] | — | ||
Brazil [16] | — | Avengers: Infinity War [128] | — | ||
Bulgaria [16] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [126] | — | ||
Cambodia [16] | — | — | — | ||
Chile [16] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [126] | — | ||
China | $42.4 million [16] | Avengers: Infinity War – $20.3 million [129] | — | ||
Colombia [16] | — | — | — | ||
Costa Rica [16] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [126] | — | ||
Czech Republic [16] | — | — | — | ||
Dominican Republic [16] | — | — | — | ||
Ecuador [16] | — | — | — | ||
Finland [16] | — | — | — | ||
France [16] | — | Star Wars: The Last Jedi [127] | — | ||
Germany [16] | — | Captain Marvel [130] | — | ||
Greece [16] | — | — | — | ||
Guatemala [16] | — | — | — | ||
Hong Kong [16] | — | — | — | ||
India [16] | — | Captain Marvel [130] | — | ||
Israel [16] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [126] | — | ||
Italy [16] | — | Avengers: Infinity War [128] | — | ||
Japan [16] | — | Star Wars: The Last Jedi [127] | — | ||
Latvia [16] | — | — | — | ||
Lebanon [16] | — | — | — | ||
Malaysia [16] | — | — | — | ||
Mexico [16] | — | Avengers: Infinity War [128] | — | ||
Mongolia [16] | — | — | — | ||
New Zealand [16] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [125] | — | ||
Nigeria [16] | — | — | — | ||
Norway [16] | — | — | — | ||
Oman [16] | — | — | — | ||
Pakistan [16] | — | — | — | ||
Panama [16] | — | — | — | ||
Philippines [16] | — | — | — | ||
Portugal [16] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [125] | — | ||
Puerto Rico [16] | — | Captain Marvel [130] | — | ||
Qatar [16] | — | — | — | ||
Saudi Arabia [16] | — | — | — | ||
Singapore [16] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [126] | — | ||
Slovakia [16] | — | — | — | ||
Southern Africa [16] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [125] | — | ||
Switzerland [16] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [126] | — | ||
Taiwan [16] | — | — | — | ||
Thailand [16] | — | — | — | ||
Turkey [16] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [126] | — | ||
Ukraine [16] | — | Captain Marvel [130] | — | ||
United Arab Emirates [16] | — | Avengers: Infinity War [128] | — | ||
Vietnam [16] | — | — | — | ||
Highest IMAX opening day gross | Argentina [18] | — | — | — | |
Brazil [18] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [131] | — | ||
China | CN¥93 million (US$13.8 million) [132] | Avengers: Infinity War [113] | — | ||
France [18] | — | — | — | ||
Germany [18] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [131] | — | ||
India [18] | — | — | — | ||
Italy [18] | — | — | — | ||
Japan [18] | — | — | — | ||
Mexico [18] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [131] | — | ||
Taiwan [18] | — | — | — | ||
United Arab Emirates [18] | — | Star Wars: The Force Awakens [131] | — | ||
Highest midnight previews gross | China | CN¥189 million (US$28.2 million) [111] | The Fate of the Furious – $9.1 million [111] | — | |
Highest pre-sales gross | China | $110 million [133] | Monster Hunt 2 – $59.6 million [133] | — |
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Avengers: Infinity War is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the film features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldaña, Josh Brolin, and Chris Pratt. In the film, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy attempt to stop Thanos from collecting the six powerful Infinity Stones as part of his quest to kill half of all life in the universe.
Avengers: Endgame is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the direct sequel to Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the film features an ensemble cast which includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin. In the film, the surviving members of the Avengers and their allies attempt to reverse Thanos's actions in Infinity War.
The Secret Life of Pets is a 2016 American animated comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, and distributed by Universal. It was directed by Chris Renaud, co-directed by Yarrow Cheney, and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, from a screenplay written by Brian Lynch and the writing team of Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. The film stars the voices of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Jenny Slate, Kevin Hart, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, Steve Coogan, and Albert Brooks.
Mojin: The Lost Legend is a 2015 Chinese action adventure fantasy thriller film based on the novel Ghost Blows Out the Light. It was directed by Wuershan and produced by Chen Kuo-fu. The film was released on December 18, 2015.
2021 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and movie programming.
Detective Chinatown 3 is a 2021 Chinese comedy mystery buddy film directed and written by Chen Sicheng, starring Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran. It is a sequel to Detective Chinatown 2 (2018) and is the third installment in the Detective Chinatown series. It was released on 12 February 2021.
Release Date 4/24/19
Avengers: Endgame set the all-time box office record of $77.48m
Water has earned $156.1M from IMAX overseas. That's the #1 total of all time, behind the prior record holder, 2019's Avengers: Endgame ($150M).