Avengers: Infinity War Shatters Both Domestic and Worldwide Records for Biggest Opening Weekend Ever

It was a war at the box office this weekend (pun intended). Avengers: Infinity War opened, and we all knew it was going to be an absolutely massive film. Everyone and their mother going was going to go see it. The question wasn't wouldInfinity War be big; it was how big would it end up being? Tracking numbers put Infinity War in a very good spot to challenge the current record holder for the biggest domestic opening of all time, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. The record was $248 million, with projects showing Infinity War to make anywhere between $230-250 million. I wasn't positive if Infinity War would end up beating this number or not. I thought it had a very good shot at it, but $248 is a ridiculously high number. As much buzz as there was surrounding this movie, I just wasn't sure it could be a juggernaut of that level. I really like the movie a lot (you can read our spoiler-free review here), and I can see how it's a film that requires people to rush o…