The Avengers Show Off Their Super Powers at the Box Office

Avengers: Infinity War,

debuted as the biggest opening for a Marvel film and the best domestic and global debut of all time, according to Variety.

Infinity War

, the latest in a back-to-back rollout of Marvel films, brought in $258 million in North America and $382 million internationally for a total of $640 million globally. The film has not reached China yet, where is expected to set additional records. 

The weekend numbers surpassed

Star Wars: The Force Awakens,

which bowed at $248 million domestically and was the previous highest grossing domestic open as well as

The Fate of the Furious

, which formerly held the highest global opening weekend of all time.

Industry professionals cite the success of Marvel’s films, including

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

and

Black Panther ,

as launch pads for the film, which includes all of the recent films’ characters.