The Avengers Nets Biggest Opening In US Cinema History
The Avengers has opened to a staggering $207.4 million.
The film beat Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2’s existing record by more than $35 million.
The Marvel film’s big weekend also surpassed The Dark Knight‘s $158.4 million opening and The Hunger Games‘ $152.5 million debut.
‘The Avengers’, which reunites Marvel comic heroes Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Black Widow, has collected $641.8 million since it opened internationally on April 25.
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The movie has also taken in far more than its predecessors, Iron Man ($99 m), Iron Man 2 ($198 m), Thor ($66 m) and Captain America ($65 m).
The first weekend in May kicks off Hollywood’s summer movie-going season, a four-month period typically filled with big-budget action movies and sequels.
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This years highly anticipated blockbusters include Batman movie ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ and ‘Prometheus’.
Top 10 US Box Office Opening Weekends
1 Marvel’s The Avengers – $200,300,000
2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – $169,189,427
3 The Dark Knight – $158,411,483
4 The Hunger Games – $152,535,747
5 Spider-Man 3 – $151,116,516
6 The Twilight Saga: New Moon – $142,839,137
7 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 – $138,122,261
8 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest – $135,634,554
9 Iron Man 2 – $128,122,480
10 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 – $125,017,372
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