Many fans posted ticket stubs on Wechat Moments. (Picture provided by a netizen "Xiaomang")

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- The Marvel movie Avengers: Endgame (hereinafter referred to as “Avengers 4”) was released at 00:00 on April 24 in the mainland of China. I guess that your Wechat Moments might be full of information related to Avengers 4 whether you went to see the premiere or not. According to the statistics from Maoyan Movie, the tickets of Avengers 4 at 00:00 have been sold with a total price of 176 million yuan, which greatly broke the previous midnight performance record of "Fast & Furious 7". The real-time data of Maoyan showed that 87,000 people in Chongqing watched it at that time. 

Long line at the ticket gate. (Picture provided by a cinema)

Marvel fans waiting an hour in advance

Although the premiere doesn’t release on weekends, it still attracts lots of Marvel fans to go to see due to the expectation for the endgame of old superheroes, appearance of new superheroes and plots as well as released time earlier than North America.

The cinema was with an air of joy at 11 p.m. of April 23, and many fans in Marvel theme clothes queued up a long line at the ticket gate. In UME Cinema at Jiangbei, the Marvel theme props exhibition attracted many fans and even motivated people’s interest in making Marvel montage videos. A Marvel fan bluntly said: "The people who came to see the movie this moment are die-hard fans. We wait for the ending of Avengers for 11 years and take this premiere as a farewell to hero and a witness of personal growth.”

In order to attract audiences, cinemas have held relevant activities. (Picture provided by a cinema)

Premiere site in Chongqing (Picture provided by a netizen "Xinxin")

87,000 people in Chongqing make contribution to part box office receipts of 176 million yuan 

With the help of Marvel fans, the Avengers 4 is sold popularly. It reached a total pre-sale of 774 million yuan, setting a historical record, and sold tickets at 00:00 with a total price of 176 million yuan, greatly breaking the previous midnight performance record of "Fast & Furious 7" - 62.7 million yuan. The real-time data of Maoyan showed that 87,000 people in Chongqing watched it at cinema that time.

Such a grand occasion last appeared at the premiere of "Warcraft" 3 years ago. (Translated by Jiang Yuling, Fathom Language Limited)