Avengers: Infinity War has shattered domestic and global records for best weekend opening at the box office, according to Disney Studios. About $19.3 million Cdn is projected to come from Canada, making it the biggest opening weekend for a film in the country as well. "I think films like this show that we, as studios, just need to keep building and telling the right stories," Greg Mason, vice-president of marketing for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada, told CBC News. The film, produced by Marvel Studios (a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios), unites a number of superheroes including Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy and Black Panther. Infinity War also set a new global opening record with $630 million US, beating the one previously held by The Fate of the Furious at $541.9 million.

Source: CBC News April 29, 2018 18:11 UTC