box office: Avengers: Endgame CRUSHES Kanchana 3 and Jersey to grab the top position

It's Avengers: Endgame fever across the world and the fans are going all to make this film a monstrous blockbuster. The MCU film has taken the box office by storm and looks like will soon surpass James Cameron's Avatar to become the highest grossing film of all-time. While we have to wait for some time to see the last installment of the Avengers franchise wearing that crown, the film has already break every possible record in the Chennai market.

It has beaten Nani's Jersey and Raghava Lawrence's Kanchana 3 to grab the top 2 positions at the Chennai box office. While the first spot is grabbed by its English version, other regional languages of the film debuted at the second position.

Talking about the good start that "Avengers: Endgame" has taken, Siddharth Bhardwaj, Chief Marketing Officer, UFO Moviez, said: "Marvel has worked really hard to build each of its superhero franchise fan base. The film is drawing audiences of all these individual superheroes... The record-breaking box office numbers are expected not only from top cities but huge occupancy is being reported from tier I and tier II towns also."

The star-studded cast includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Bradley Cooper and Josh Brolin.

According to variety.com, the film is heading for a record-shattering opening weekend of about $300 million in North America. It reported that the movie has taken in a stunning $305 million in its first two days of global release on Wednesday and Thursday in 46 markets, led by a powerful $154 million in China. The Chinese opening day broke a record, with $107 million. The UK is the second-largest international market with $15.3 million, followed by South Korea at $14.2 million and Australia at $13.9 million.