# Can Avengers: Endgame get to $300 million domestic this weekend **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 24, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000 "2019-04-24T16:44:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/1 "2019-04-24T16:44:03Z")
It’s never been done before. According to BoxOfficeMojo it’s opening on 4400 locations this weekend. That would be $68,181.82 per location. But there’s locations and there’s locations. So places have it playing 100 times over the weekend. My own local multiplex - one of several in the area - is showing it 30 times per day between standard, 3D and RPX. I think Disney’s thinking they can break the record. Right now the highest domestic opening weekends are: Avengers: Infinity War: $257MM Star Wars: TFA: $247MM Star Wars: TLJ: $220MM Jurassic World: $208MM The Avengers: $207MM Aside: Good Lord. Other than Jurassic World you have to drill down to #12 to find a non-Disney release. So can it get there? And can it get to the #1 worldwide release? Rumors are out there of a more than $100 million earn just in China alone this weekend. To take the worldwide mark it would have to earn $641 million. That would, of course, be passing Infinity War. So what do you think, people? Can it do it? ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/2 "2019-04-24T17:30:49Z")
I think it’ll be the number one opening weekend ever both domestic and world wide. I don’t think it’ll break $300MM. There might be 20% growth from infinity wars but that seems hard to imagine since I doubt they’ve created that many new fans at this point. The only way that happens is if it is so good that they get 20% more rewatchers. I’m hearing good things so far but that seems like a stretch. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/3 "2019-04-24T17:35:41Z")
It’s also 20 minutes longer than Infinity War, leaving less time for showings. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/4 "2019-04-24T17:52:25Z")
Easily. At this point I would consider 500m an even shot. This is being shown on WAY more screens than even IW was. Some theaters have it on every single screen. And it’s still hard to find tickets. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/5 "2019-04-24T18:09:40Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Easily. At this point I would consider 500m an even shot. In just the US!? Ha, no. No it will not get anyway even close to that. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/6 "2019-04-24T19:01:58Z")
Just checking the weekend schedule at the local dodecaplex: over 50 screenings between Friday and Sunday. Anybody who wants to see a movie this weekend that is NOT “Endgame” is pretty much screwed. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/7 "2019-04-24T19:18:09Z")
[$270M would be impressive, but $300M looks to be out of reach.](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/24/avengers-endgame-box-office-records-wont-include-300-million-debut.html) ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/8 "2019-04-24T19:23:38Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > I doubt they’ve created that many new fans at this point. The only way that happens is if it is so good that they get 20% more rewatchers. Or to have so much hype that even people who normally wait for the BluRay (like me) will finally get off their asses and go to the theater. I personally won’t, but I imagine a non-trivial number could materialize. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/9 "2019-04-25T14:43:47Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > It’s also 20 minutes longer than Infinity War, leaving less time for showings. Around here, this is countered by nearly-unprecedented early-morning showings. Some as early as 7:45 a.m. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/10 "2019-04-25T16:12:49Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Anybody who wants to see a movie this weekend that is NOT “Endgame” is pretty much screwed. My local 10-screen multiplex has only two other movies showing tonight. One showing of Captain Marvel and one of Shazam. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/11 "2019-04-25T16:14:02Z")
Pre-sales nearly sold out all the local theaters Thursday through Sunday. I went in 2 days after pre-sales started, and had to check nearly a dozen theaters to find two seats (a) together and (b) not in the first two rows. That included early morning and mid-afternoon shows. Finally found tickets, so now I just need to plan out when to take a bathroom break. I hear anything in the last hour is out. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/12 "2019-04-25T16:25:07Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > Pre-sales nearly sold out all the local theaters Thursday through Sunday. I went in 2 days after pre-sales started, and had to check nearly a dozen theaters to find two seats (a) together and (b) not in the first two rows. That included early morning and mid-afternoon shows. Finally found tickets, so now I just need to plan out when to take a bathroom break. I hear anything in the last hour is out. I’m going to a non-reserved seating theater for the firs time in a long while because I couldn’t find anything not right up front. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/13 "2019-04-25T16:56:07Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > Pre-sales nearly sold out all the local theaters Thursday through Sunday. I went in 2 days after pre-sales started, and had to check nearly a dozen theaters to find two seats (a) together and (b) not in the first two rows. That included early morning and mid-afternoon shows. Finally found tickets, so now I just need to plan out when to take a bathroom break. I hear anything in the last hour is out. Actually I saw non-spoilery articles with suggestions for when to take bathroom breaks. (And without spoiling it, can someone tell me if I need to sit through the entire credits to catch all of the added scenes?) ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/14 "2019-04-25T18:39:12Z")
I intend to watch it but I’m not watching it opening weekend because I know how busy it will be. If you assume $10 per ticket that’s 30 million tickets. That may not be doable in a country of 330 million. Tickets are probably higher though. On opening weekends for blockbuster films I wonder how many ticket sales are from superfans watching the movie 5+ times. Do 5% of viewers make up 50% of ticket sales, that kind of thing. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/15 "2019-04-25T19:31:00Z")
Here are the showtimes at my 20-screen theater on a Thursday. Avengers: Endgame Standard: 6:10pm 6:20pm 6:30pm 6:45pm 6:50pm 7:00pm 7:10pm 7:15pm 7:20pm 7:50pm 8:15pm 8:40pm 9:00pm 9:20pm 10:00pm 10:10pm 10:20pm 10:40pm 10:45pm 10:50pm 11:00pm 11:05pm 11:10pm 11:15pm 11:30pm 3D \<—no joke, I forgot they still did this 6:15pm 6:40pm 7:25pm 10:05pm 10:30pm ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/16 "2019-04-25T19:43:32Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Actually I saw non-spoilery articles with suggestions for when to take bathroom breaks. (And without spoiling it, can someone tell me if I need to sit through the entire credits to catch all of the added scenes?) What article was that? I am interested in this ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/17 "2019-04-25T19:45:37Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Actually I saw non-spoilery articles with suggestions for when to take bathroom breaks. (And without spoiling it, can someone tell me if I need to sit through the entire credits to catch all of the added scenes?) NOPE. Get to your car early. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/18 "2019-04-25T19:53:42Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > > Actually I saw non-spoilery articles with suggestions for when to take bathroom breaks. (And without spoiling it, can someone tell me if I need to sit through the entire credits to catch all of the added scenes?) > > What article was that? I am interested in this [Here is one](https://www.inverse.com/article/55243-avengers-endgame-bathroom-breaks-guide-runtime-intermission). ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/19 "2019-04-25T20:00:26Z")
Three hours. Massive lines. Massive crowds. I’m noping right out of that. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000/20 "2019-04-25T20:29:01Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > [Here is one](https://www.inverse.com/article/55243-avengers-endgame-bathroom-breaks-guide-runtime-intermission). Awesome…thanks. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000.md?page=2)