'Avengers: Infinity War' Passes 'Justice League' at Global Box Office in 6 Days

Update: 10:12 AM — A previous headline erroneously noted that “Avengers: Infinity War” has reached $725 million worldwide in four days. The global gross accounts for six days, with the film being released in 21 markets last Wednesday.

Tuesday is a holiday for many countries observing May Day, and that means “Avengers: Infinity War” got a huge boost from Monday night screenings, adding $85 million to bring its worldwide total to $725 million. That means the third “Avengers” film has eclipsed the $657.9 million global total of DC’s big superhero crossover event “Justice League” — in just six days.

The big overseas returns should continue on Tuesday as May Day moviegoers pour in to watch Marvel’s big tenth anniversary film. That positions the “Avengers ” film to set a new record as the fastest to gross $1 billion worldwide. The record is currently held by “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at 12 days.

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In addition to “Justice League,” “Infinity War” has already passed the unadjusted (for inflation) global grosses of nine MCU films, including the $678 million made by “Doctor Strange” in 2016.

Mexico was the top overseas market on Monday with $5.5 million, pushing its total to over $30 million. The U.K. and Korea remain the top grossing markets with $45.5 million and $43.3 million, respectively. The film opens in Russia on Thursday and in China next Friday.

“Avengers: Infinity War” has set a new record for the biggest domestic opening weekend in box office history with $257.6 million, beating the previous record held by “The Force Awakens” by nearly $10 million. The film also now holds the record for the biggest global opening weekend with $640 million and the record for the biggest opening Saturday and Sunday.

'Avengers: Infinity War' - Here Are All the Pop Culture References (Photos)

"Avengers: Infinity War" is full of awesome and hilarious references to classic films, bands and yes, even ice cream brands. Click through TheWrap's gallery to see what made the cut.
"Footloose"

Tom Holland's Spidey references the 1984 film starring Kevin Bacon in the film. However, this isn't the only time Bacon gets mentioned in "Infinity War."
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"Alien" Movies

In the same scene, Peter Parker also uses the "Alien" movies as inspiration to get out of tricky situation.
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Squidward

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) tells one of Thanos' Black Order members that he reminds him a lot of Squidward Tentacles from "SpongeBob SquarePants."
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"Arrested Development"

Someone covered in blue, wearing Never-nudes and looking very much like David Cross' character Tobias Fünke from "Arrested Development" is seen in one of the scenes of "Infinity War."
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Starbucks

Okoye (Danai Gurira) references Starbucks and The Olympics (on the next slide) when talking to T'Challa about making Wakanda accessible to the outside world.
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The Olympics
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Grimace

McDonalds' The Grimace gets a shoutout in a conversation with Thanos (Josh Brolin). That's on point, given that many fans commented that exact thing about Thanos' look on the internet prior to the film's release.
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The Beatles

Tony Stark talks to Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) about the Avengers disbanding and Bruce says, "Like the Beatles?"
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Ben & Jerry's

In a scene between Tony Stark and Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), Stark tells the Sorcerer Supreme: "Well, I swore off dairy but then Ben & Jerry's named a flavor after me."

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"Defender" Video Game

Groot (Vin Diesel), who is no longer a baby but has since grown into an angsty teenager, is seen playing the classic "Defenders" arcade game throughout the movie.
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Kevin Bacon

Pom Klementieff's Mantis references Kevin Bacon in the film, as well.
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"Rubberband Man"

The Guardians sing The Spinners' "Rubberband Man" when flying through the galaxy.
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Mr. Clean

At one point, Tony Stark called Drax "Mr. Clean" -- and to be honest, we see the resemblance.
"The Waterboy"

In the movie, Mantis (Pom Klementieff) says the Guardians are there to "kick names and take a--," which is a reference to 1998's "The Waterboy."
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From classic films to ice cream brands and video games, here’s what you’ll hear mentioned in the latest MCU movie

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'Avengers: Infinity War' - Here Are All the Pop Culture References (Photos)

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