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Avengers: Endgame has been in the limelight since the announcement, and as its release date nears, its box-office prospects are also a topic of discussion. The film’s early projections for the opening weekend in China have been revealed, fueling buzz about another record global opening for the Avengers franchise. keep scrolling for the deets.
The movie has reportedly already reached a major milestone in worldwide pre-sales. However, its performance will also depend on Dune 3‘s performance at the worldwide box office. Marvel has been having a rough patch, and with the Kang storyline being scrapped, they have pivoted to the Doctor Doom storyline.
Avengers: Doomsday’s opening weekend projection in China
China is one of the biggest overseas markets, and comic book movies, especially Marvel’s, are popular among fans there. Avengers: Endgame is the all-time 2nd-highest-grossing Hollywood film at the box office in China. Therefore, the hype for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday is also quite high, as evidenced by its early projections for its debut.
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It has been learned that Robert Downey Jr‘s MCU return movie is eyeing a massive opening weekend of around $360 million in China. According to reports, Avengers: Endgame opened with a $330.5 million box office collection in China back in 2019, in the pre-COVID era. The movie landscape has changed a lot since the pandemic, and if Doomsday lands at this projected number, it will be a huge record for Hollywood movies.
What does it mean for Avengers: Doomsday?
If the upcoming Russo brothers-helmed movie opens with a $360 million collection in China, then it will be a huge boost. Doomsday can thus dream of having a record $1 billion global opening weekend like its predecessor, Avengers: Endgame. It delivered a historic global debut weekend by collecting $1.22 billion worldwide. This early projection for Doomsday in China is fueling buzz around its $1 billion-plus worldwide opening and could potentially even beat Endgame.
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The film follows a multiverse on the brink of collapse, bringing together the Avengers, Wakandans, and New Avengers from Earth-616, the Fantastic Four from Earth-828, and the X-Men from Earth-10005. As these heroes from different realities cross paths, they must unite against Doctor Doom, whose threat could spell the end of existence itself. Avengers: Doomsday will be released on December 18.
Note: Box office numbers are based on estimates and various sources. Numbers have not been independently verified by Koimoi.
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