Avengers: Infinity War blasts Star Wars: The Force Awakens' first-weekend record at US box office

Marvel’s superhero film earns $250m in the US, $2m ahead of The Force Awakens in 2015, while also smashing opening-weekend records across the world

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Marvel’s new superhero movie Avengers: Infinity War has overhauled Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ opening-weekend record at the US box office, earning an estimated total of $250m since its release on Friday, $2m ahead of The Force Awakens’ total in 2015.

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