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<p>Incredibly, <em>Avengers: Infinity War</em> made <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/avengers-infinity-war-destroys-star-wars-the-force/1100-6458586/">more than $640 million worldwide during its opening weekend</a>, beating the previous record held by <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens</em>. It is a remarkable achievement, and one that Star Wars studio Lucasfilm is celebrating today.</p>
<p>Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy congratulated sister studio Marvel on the achievement with a nice note that includes a picture of Rey passing her lightsaber to Iron Man. &#8220;From a galaxy far, far, away&#8230; to Earth&#8217;s mightiest heroes, congratulations on the biggest opening weekend in history,&#8221; Kennedy said.</p>
<p>Marvel boss Kevin Feige also commented on Infinity War&#8217;s incredible box office milestone. In his own tweet, he sent a nice message to fans thanking them for their support. He wrote, &#8220;To the greatest fans, the past ten years have been an unforgettable ride and we couldn&#8217;t have done it without the entire team at Marvel Studios, our incredible talent in front of and behind the camera, the visionary comic book creators, but most importantly you.&#8221;</p>
<p>He added: &#8220;Thank you for embracing these characters and stories since we kicked off the MCU ten years ago. This past weekend was a result beyond our wildest dreams. On behalf of everyone here at Marvel Studios, we thank you for being the best fans in the universe and making Avengers: Infinity War the biggest opening weekend of all time.&#8221;</p>
<p>Disney owns Star Wars <em>and</em> Marvel, so that just gives you an idea for how massive the House of Mouse is in terms of box office performance.</p>
<p>The MCU kicked off in 2008 with <em>Iron Man</em>. <em>Infinity War</em> is the 19th MCU film, and collectively they have made $15.4 billion at the box office. The untitled fourth Avengers movie comes to theatres in May 2019, but you won&#8217;t have to wait that long to see new MCU films. <em>Ant-Man and the Wasp</em> is due in July, with<em> Captain Marvel</em> to follow in March 2019.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/avengers-infinity-war-review-a-galaxy-sized-payoff/1100-6458483/">GameSpot&#8217;s <em>Infinity War</em> review</a> said, &#8220;Marvel has accomplished something truly incredible here, although at this point it&#8217;s no more than the absurdly high-quality bar Marvel fans have come to expect. It&#8217;s been a long road getting here, but it was worth it.&#8221;</p>
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