'Avengers: Infinity War' becomes fastest film to earn 1 billion dollars worldwide

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Last Updated : May 06 2018 | 1:45 PM IST

The superhero mashup movie 'Avengers

The film, which released on April 27, went past 1 billion dollars mark on Saturday, reports Variety.

'Avengers: Infinity War' brings together 22 superheroes to fight one supervillain Thanos. Anthony and Joe Russo have brought the story alive on the big screen with actors like Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Benedict Cumberbatch and Scarlett Johansson.

The film also features Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chadwick Boseman and Tom Holland.

The superhero tentpole opened to 257.6 million dollars last weekend, attaining the highest-grossing opening weekend of all time.

The film is receiving a splendid response in India too. It got a flying start by recording a gross box office collection of Rs 120.9 crore in its opening weekend.

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First Published: May 06 2018 | 1:45 PM IST

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