May 9, 2019: “Avengers: Endgame,” the twenty-second film in Marvel’s superhero series, has earned over $2 billion in its first two weeks, making it the second-best-selling film of all time, behind only “Avatar.” The film’s sales were front-loaded, with many fans buying tickets in advance for the first weekend. Theaters in the United States were devoting half their screens to the action-hero movie, and were staying open until 2:00 a.m. Plus, learn what it means to be “on a tear.”
