Avengers Endgame fan rushed to hospital after crying too hard

Piece by: Geoffrey Mbuthia
Lifestyle

After a phenomenal first weekend box office of $1.2 billion globally, Avengers: Endgame has become one of the most financially successful films ever made.

Apparently, the superhero epic starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth and Brie Larson - among numerous others - has also brought out unprecedentedly strong emotions from viewers.

One Marvel fan in China has allegedly cried so much while watching the three-hour blockbuster she had to be rushed to the hospital straight from the cinema.

China was the first country to screen the Disney/Marvel Studios film, which also features Scarlett Johannson, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner and Bradley Cooper.

A photo of the man has circulated online, according to AsiaOne, and shows him sitting down on a blood-spattered pavement.

Avengers: Endgame is the sequel to Avengers: Infinity War and is the culmination of 21 feature films and 11 years of production.

The flick, directed by Russo Brothers, has sealed its place in history as one of the most financially successful films after an epic opening.

It was the number one film in the United States with a $350 million haul, which was aided by an $859 million opening throughout other countries. In China, the film has reportedly smashed 20 Chinese cinema records after hitting the cinema at midnight on April 24.

Chinese news outlet Sohu reported that the film racked up a never-before-seen 2.23 billion yuan ($330 million) haul over a five-day opening weekend in the country, which accounted for some 95 percent of the overall box office last week.

The film has also set a record in China after gaining 550 million yuan ($81.7 million) in box office on a single day, said Sohu.