The Avengers battled their way to global box office domination this weekend. Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Infinity War" made an estimated $630 million at the worldwide box office for its opening weekend, according to Disney (DIS). That makes it the biggest opening weekend ever, edging out the $248 million that "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" made in 2015. "Infinity War" was also a hit with critics bringing in a 84% score on review site Rotten Tomatoes. Related: 'Avengers: Infinity War' delivers spectacle worthy of giant hypeGoing into this weekend, the domestic box office was down about 3% compared to last year, but thanks to the big opening from "Infinity War" the 2018 North American box office is now up 3%, according to comScore.

Source: CNN April 29, 2018 15:33 UTC