"The Avengers" Rakes In $18.7M In North America Midnight Screenings

[CBR News]

Marvel Studios' "The Avengers" opened to $18.7 Million in midnight screenings across North America, displacing "The Dark Knight" as the record holder for the largest-ever midnight opening for a super hero film.


Full article here.

[Lancerman]

Didn't Twilight and several other films already break TDK's record? I keep hearing about this massive box office gross from the Avengers (I and everyone else should have expected that) but did it cross any thresholds and break records? Surely it broke something?

[jediracer]

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[Emissary of Justice]

Didn't Twilight and several other films already break TDK's record?

For a superhero film.

[Fast]

So this is #8 all-time for Midnight Openings. Of course, #1 Potter was $43 mil

[jediracer]

For a superhero film.

but Edward is a total superhero