Avengers: Infinity War poster

Avengers: Infinity War

2018149 minutesPG-13
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Arcplot Score
📝 Unconventional
Unverified
8.4IMDb
🍅 85%Rotten Tomatoes
Ⓜ️ 68/100Metacritic
🎬 8.2TMDb
📊 22.6Popularity
🏆Nominated for 1 Oscar. 48 wins & 80 nominations total
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment, the fate of Earth and existence has never been more uncertain.

Box Office

Budget:$300.0M
Revenue:$2052.4M
Profit:$1752.4M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision3.9/10
Emotional Arc Impact3/10
Thematic Consistency5/10
Overall Score4/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

Avengers: Infinity War Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
5 min
3
Set-Up
20 min
4
Catalyst
35 min
5
Debate
50 min
6
Break Into Two
65 min
7
B Story
75 min
8
Fun and Games
90 min
9
Midpoint
110 min
10
Bad Guys Close In
120 min
11
All Is Lost
135 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
140 min
13
Break Into Three
145 min
14
Finale
148 min
15
Final Image
149 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

Thanos aboard his ship, introspective and determined. Foreboding atmosphere sets tone.

#2

Theme Stated

5 min

Theme of sacrifice, power, and destiny introduced as heroes react to Thanos’ threat.

#3

Set-Up

20 min

Avengers and allies establish conflicts, alliances, and threats. Guardians of the Galaxy meet Thor. Stakes set across planets.

#4

Catalyst

35 min

Thanos attacks Vision to acquire the Mind Stone. Action escalates across multiple fronts.

#5

Debate

50 min

Heroes struggle with coordination, differing strategies, and personal doubts. Should they split or unite?

#6

Break Into Two

65 min

Battle of Wakanda begins. Heroes fully commit to stopping Thanos. Threshold into chaos and war.

#7

B Story

75 min

Personal stakes for characters: Wanda, Vision, Thor, and Gamora explore relationships and losses.

#8

Fun and Games

90 min

Epic battles unfold on multiple fronts: Wakanda, Titan, and space confrontations. Power demonstrations and clever teamwork.

#9

Midpoint

110 min

Thanos obtains the final Infinity Stone. False victory for heroes shattered. Emotional stakes peak.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

120 min

Thanos imposes his will on the universe. Heroes scattered, demoralized, and failing.

#11

All Is Lost

135 min

Thanos snaps fingers. Half of all life vanishes. Devastation, grief, and hopelessness.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

140 min

Survivors confront their losses. Heroes question morality, failure, and purpose.

#13

Break Into Three

145 min

Survivors regroup. Resolve to fight back and honor fallen allies begins to form.

#14

Finale

148 min

Though the immediate threat is over, the universe is left fractured. Seeds planted for eventual victory.

#15

Final Image

149 min

Empty, devastated landscapes. Heroes’ defeat emphasizes cost of war and stakes of next chapter.