Avengers: Infinity War has biggest weekend opening ever in N. America

Avengers: Infinity War has shattereddomestic andglobalrecords for best weekend opening at the box office, according to Disney Studios.

The blockbuster will rake in an estimated $250 million US from North American ticket sales,beating the record previously held by another Disney film Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

About $19.3 million Cdnis projected to come from Canada, making it the biggest opening weekend for a film in the country aswell.

"I think films like this show that we, as studios,just need to keep building and telling the right stories," Greg Mason, vice-president of marketing for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada, told CBC News.

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The film, produced by Marvel Studios (a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios), unites a number of superheroes including Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy and Black Panther.

Mason credits the success of the Ryan Coogler-directedhit Black Panther, which was released in February, with helping keepaudiences invested in the characters. It was lauded for its diverse cast and focus on African culture.

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Infinity Waralso set a new global opening record with $630 million US, beating the one previously held byThe Fate of the Furiousat$541.9 million. And that was without an Avengers opening in China, the world's second-largest movie market. Thefilmpremieresthere May 11.

Final weekend numbers will be released on Monday.