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Marvel’s 10 Biggest Box-Office Openings

Avengers: Infinity War shattered records—but is it the MCU’s all-time best performer?

Infinity War spent its first weekend HULK-SMASHING previous opening weekend box office records. Bringing in $258 million domestically and $641 million worldwide (without China, no less), it has the largest opening ever, everywhere. And Black Panther is still in the game, coming in at number five the same weekend. So far, the 19 Marvel Cinematic Universe films have earned almost $15.5 billion at the box office. But when you factor in inflation, what are the top ten openings of the MCU?

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    01

    Spider-man: Homecoming (2017)

    Opening Weekend: $120,303,700\ Lifetime: $334,201,140
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    02

    Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

    Opening Weekend: $122,745,000\ Lifetime: $314,632,735
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    03

    Iron Man 2 (2010)

    Opening Weekend: $185,417,200\ Lifetime: $312,433,331
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    04

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

    Opening Weekend: $150,275,200\ Lifetime: $389,813,101
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    05

    Captain America: Civil War (2016)

    Opening Weekend: $188,373,100\ Lifetime: $408,084,349
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    06

    Iron Man 3 (2013)

    Opening Weekend: $190,769,400\ Lifetime: $409,013,994
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    07

    Black Panther (2018)

    Opening Weekend: $202,003,951\ Lifetime: $698,745,233 (so far)
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    08

    Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

    Opening Weekend: $203,933,700\ Lifetime: $459,005,868
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    09

    Marvel's The Avengers (2012)

    Opening Weekend: $234,518,100\ Lifetime: $623,357,910
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    10

    Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

    Opening Weekend: $257,698,183\ Lifetime: $627,649,180 (so far\!)
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    MCU Top Opening Weekend Box Office:

    1. Avengers: Infinity War $234,518,100 2. Marvel’s The Avengers $203,933,700 3. Avengers: Age of Ultron $203,933,700 4. Black Panther $202,004,000 5. Captain America: Winter Soldier $188,373,100 6. Iron Man 3 $190,769,400 7. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 $150,275,200 8. Iron Man 2 $185,417,200 9. Thor: Ragnarok $122,745,000 10. Spider-man: Homecoming $120,303,700\ \ \*Figures have been adjusted for inflation in 2018.

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