Can ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Top ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Record Box Office Opening?

It’s undisputed that “Avengers: Infinity War” will have a monstrous opening at the box office.

The question is: How high can it go?Initial tracking indicated that the superhero adventure would launch to $175 million to $200 million, but projections have since increased to between $190 million and $235 million-plus.

If those numbers continue to increase, “Infinity War” could be eyeing the highest premiere of all time.2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” currently boasts the biggest opening weekend with $248 million, and went on to haul over $2 billion.

Only five films in history have hit the $200 million mark in their debuts.At the very least, “Infinity War” could have the top opening for a Marvel movie.

That title currently belongs to the original “Avengers” film, which launched in 2012 with $207 million.“Infinity War” looks to be another win for the Disney-owned Marvel, building on the recent success of “Black Panther’s” massive $202 million opening.

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