After Avengers: Infinity War , released in April 2018, the fourth installment of the saga, Avengers Endgame arrives this Wednesday in cinemas, France. After the incredible success of the third film, which brought in more than two billion dollars, Disney wanted to keep the biggest secret around what looks like one of its biggest blockbusters. And the conclusion, that the fans hope in apotheosis, of an 11-year cycle of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Stratospheric figures
22nd film of the Marvel film universe, Avengers: Endgame is ready to surpass its predecessors. The previous 21 blockbusters brought in nearly $ 19 billion, and the latest Avengers, Infinity War , released a year ago, has helped Marvel Studios reap more than $ 2 billion on its own. It was ranked fourth in the most profitable films of all time. And the forecasts for the start of the brand new blockbuster do not go in the opposite direction. According to Variety , Avengers: Endgame is expected to earn between $ 200 and $ 260 million just for the coming weekend.
The direct result of Infinity War
Endgame is the sequel to the previous Avengers , but also "the last piece of an unprecedented narrative puzzle that spans eleven years," said Joe Russo, one of the directors of the film. It starts when the evil Thanos makes half of the beings in the universe disappear, including many characters in the film, thanks to its power of the six stones of infinity. The survivors, Iron Man, Thor and Captain America in the lead, will then try everything to rewrite the course of history. Will they succeed?
In any case, one thing is certain: the first returns of the fans are rave. "Finally the loop is complete, this film is an excellent conclusion to 11 years of Marvel Cinematic Universe.It alternates between humor and moments of emotions, the final battle is epic," enthuses a user on the site Allociné , where the Netizens give him Wednesday afternoon a score of 4.5 out of 5. However, fans will have to wait to get all the answers to their questions. The movie "Spider-Man: Far from home" will do it this summer, before the beginning of a new era for Marvel and his superheroes.