Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’ Has Biggest Opening Weekend of All Time

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Marvel's 'The Avengers' Has Biggest Opening Weekend of All Time

Wow, just wow! This weekend, Marvel released its massive crossover film, ‘The Avengers’, to critical and commercial praise. But to top it all off, The Avengers has earned the title of biggest opening weekend of all time, beating the final Harry Potter film! This is great news for fans, as well as Marvel, to show that their gamble really paid off. Hit the jump for the full press release.

 

The Walt Disney Studios announced today that Marvel’s The Avengers posted an estimated $200.3 million in its domestic debut May 4-6, shattering previous records and positioning the film as the highest-grossing domestic debut of all time. The film’s cumulative global box office gross is an estimated $641.8 million over 12 days in release.

In just three days, Marvel’s the Avengers is the fastest movie to reach $200 million domestically. The domestic debut kicked off Friday, May 4 and marks the second highest single day take of all time at $80.5 million. Saturday’s box office gross of $69.7 million is the highest Saturday take of all time. Moviegoers gave Marvel’s The Avengers a rare and perfect A+ CinemaScore.

 

Marvel’s The Avengers began opening internationally April 25 and crossed the $600 million mark globally May 6 after just 12 days in release.

International box office highlights include:

  • Opened May 3 in Russia with $17.9 million, the biggest Marvel opening weekend ever
  • Opened May 5 in China with $17.4 million
  • Biggest opening weekend of all time in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Central America, Bolivia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Philippines

Marvel’s The Avengers has now opened in all major markets except Israel, Poland, and Japan.

The film’s success comes a month after Marvel and Disney announced that a sequel to 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger will be released April 4, 2014. A sequel to last summer’s Thor is scheduled for release November 15, 2013, and the third installment of the hit Iron Man series, which has earned over $1.2 billion worldwide, will arrive in theaters May 3, 2013.

 

Marvel’sThe Avengers is the first Marvel Studios film to be marketed and distributed by The Walt Disney Studios.

Marvel's 'The Avengers' Has Biggest Opening Weekend of All Time

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  1. I just saw this and it was the best movie I’ve seen all year. I havent watched any of the movies leading up to The Avengers but there was nothing else coming out this weekend so I thought I would give it a go. I was not disapointed! the best $6 I’ve ever spent!

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