Coming into the weekend, everyone knew that Avengers: Endgame was going to be a blockbuster. However, no one could have predicted a $350 million dollar opening weekend, or $1.2 billion worldwide. This has never happened before. Endgame also broke the record previously held by Avengers: Infinity War by almost $100 million. Now, directors Anthony and Joe Russo have offered up a message for fans in response to Endgame‘s success.
Via their Instagram account, the Russo brothers recounted some of their history before thanking fans for accompanying them on their journey.
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Because this weekend happened to coincide with Game of Thrones‘ Battle of Winterfell, the Russos also shared Jeff Cole‘s crossover image featuring Thanos and the Night King.
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Whoever created this…it’s awesome. #WeWannaSeeThisFight EDIT: Major props to @cole —incredible!
Thanks to their experience as TV comedy directors, Marvel hired the Russos to direct Captain America: The Winter Soldier in 2014. The strong response to that film encouraged Marvel to give the Russos even more responsibilities. Marvel subsequently signed them to direct Captain America: Civil War. The Russos were also brought on to helm two back-to-back Avengers films: Infinity War and Endgame.
Avengers: Endgame will likely be the final Marvel movie directed by the Russos, at least for a while. Their next film will be Cherry, which will star the MCU’s Spider-Man, Tom Holland. Presumably, they will be able to give Holland the full script this time.
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