Avengers: Endgame breaks box office records with $ 1.2 billion debut

Avengers: Endgame has marked box office history by recording a record $ 1.2 billion in ticket sales worldwide in its first run.

Disney's blockbuster has become the fastest film ever to break the $ 1 billion mark in just five days.

Endgame is the 22nd offer of the Marvel Studios superhero franchise.

Its opening earnings shattered the previous world record of $ 640 million set last year by Avengers: Infinity War.

In the United States alone, Endgame, who plays Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man, made a record $ 350 million.

He also attracted a large audience in China, where he achieved a record $ 330.5 million after it opened Wednesday in front of North America.

"Although Endgame is far from being an end to the Marvel film universe, these first 22 films constitute a gigantic feat and the monumental success of this weekend bears witness to the world they imagined, Engaging talents and their pbadion the irrepressible enthusiasm of fans around the world, "said Alan Horn, president of Walt Disney Studios, in a statement.

The famous Avengers franchise was created in 2008 with Iron Man.

Critics have been positive for Endgame, with a 96% approval rate for rotten tomatoes.