Walt Disney Co. said Avengers: Infinity War will surpass $1 billion (U.S.) at the box office on Saturday, 11 days after its release and faster than any movie in history. With Infinity War proceeds having reached $975 million on Friday, Disney surpassed $3 billion in global gross revenue for the calendar year in record speed. The latest Avengers installment is expected to win the box office for a second weekend in a row, and is battling two other Disney movies — Star Wars: The Force Awakens from 2015 and this year’s Black Panther — for the leading spots all-time. Infinity War has a relatively clear run until 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool 2 comes out on May 18. Disney will likely reclaim the box office lead at the end of the month when it releases Solo: A Star Wars Story.

Source: thestar May 05, 2018 17:48 UTC