A scene from “Avengers: Infinity War.” (Marvel/AP)There’s no shortage of reasons “Avengers: Infinity War” notched an insane record-breaking opening in the United States this past weekend. Which takes us back to “Infinity War.” The superhero film, coming 10 weeks after “Black Panther,” also had a similar opening-weekend as its predecessor — just a 24 percent swing. “Infinity War” had another advantage coming on the heels of “Black Panther”: It featured the latter’s lead character in a significant (i.e., credited) role. In fact “Infinity War,” “Panther” and “Thor” came out in quicker succession than any three movies in MCU history. But as this weekend’s box office suggests, a surprising truth currently exists about the studio’s movies: There’s no such thing as too soon.

Source: Washington Post April 30, 2018 19:54 UTC