NEW YORK • Avengers: Endgame has sunk the Titanic (1997), earning US$2.19 billion (S$2.99 billion) worldwide in less than two weeks to become the No. 2 film of all time.
Only 2009's Avatar (US$2.79 billion) has done better.
Hollywood analysts predict a long run for Endgame, which drew a rare 96 per cent rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website and features a star-studded cast, including Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Bradley Cooper and Josh Brolin.
Trailing Endgame's North American take of US$145.8 million over the weekend, rival studios managed to place new films in the next two box-office spots.
Psychological thriller The Intruder came in second, at US$11 million. In third place was romantic comedy Long Shot, at US$10 million.
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