"The Avengers" Surpasses $1 Billion Worldwide

[CBR News]

Marvel's "The Avengers" earned a record $103. 2 million in its second weekend of domestic release, helping to push its worldwide haul past the $1 billion mark in just 19 days.


Full article here.

[Comicbookfan]

I saw the movie this weekend with my kids and my wife and we all loved it! it was so much fun the only problem i had was that i was holding my self back from jumping up and down like a maniac as i didn't want to disturb the other movie goers. I love this movie!!!

[Infestor]

I've already seen it three times. Great film, not at all surprised to see it pass the $1 Billion mark

[POWRSURG]

Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed last week that a sequel is already in the works, to be released sometime following the already-announced “Iron Man 2,” “Captain America 2” and “Thor 2.”

Coulda sworn I already saw Iron Man 2.

And wow. Posting from my galaxy nexus was hard ...

[fredmanson]

As I am afraid to go to a theater (great thanks to the nervous breakdown I have...), I will wait for its release on DVD or BD (if I am equipped since then!!).
Despite not reading a single Marvney comic book, I appreciate the supes movies.

The last one I have really liked is the Green Lantern Director's Cut.
The pace is much better on this edition than on the theatrical one.

Now, about Dark Shadows, what the link with Avengers? Because it is a WB movie? And what? The author do not like at all WB? Who cares? Not me.

[Aaric Rivad]

I saw the movie this weekend with my kids and my wife and we all loved it! it was so much fun the only problem i had was that i was holding my self back from jumping up and down like a maniac as i didn't want to disturb the other movie goers. I love this movie!!!

It's a great movie. I've seen it 5 times so far, and every audience has been a great mixture of men, women, children, young and old. I watched it last night, and people were still cheering at all the big scenes. When the team finally assembled, I saw fists pumping and smiles all over the place. It's the perfect summer movie, and the perfect comic movie.

[MichaelPaytonMZ]

Good for Disney. I hope that they crush James Cameron's awful Dances With Smurfs

[Genki Sudo]

If it stops Battleship from being #1 then it's really a job well done( I hope Battleship bombs )

[Alex]

If it stops Battleship from being #1 then it's really a job well done( I hope Battleship bombs )

Im pretty sure Battleship would have bombed if it opened against nothing, that movie has bomb written all over it.
"From the toy makers of TRANSFORMERS!!"

[dswynne]

I hope that they use the sequels to introduce other superheroes.

[Brad Barton]

Good for Disney. I hope that they crush James Cameron's awful Dances With Smurfs

Not going to happen. 50% dropoff first week (which is still very respectable for a tentpole release) plus a full slate of summer films coming up means Avengers will struggle to hit $1.5 Billion worldwide, which is still an absurdly amazing gross. It just isn't in the same realm as Avatar's $2.7 Billion, which was a total cultural phenomenon and won't be surpassed anytime soon.

It'll have to settle for #3 all-time both worlwide and domestic. Poor Disney.

[Superbeast]

Not going to happen. 50% dropoff first week (which is still very respectable for a tentpole release) plus a full slate of summer films coming up means Avengers will struggle to hit $1.5 Billion worldwide, which is still an absurdly amazing gross. It just isn't in the same realm as Avatar's $2.7 Billion, which was a total cultural phenomenon and won't be surpassed anytime soon.

It'll have to settle for #3 all-time both worlwide and domestic. Poor Disney.

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I really hope you're being sarcastic. Its numbers are already surpassing Avatar's BO.

[Brad Barton]

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I really hope you're being sarcastic. Its numbers are already surpassing Avatar's BO.

It beat Avatar's first and second weekend grosses, yes, but it isn't going to have the ridiculously strong legs Avatar had. Avengers had a 50% decline in its first week, Avatar's was 1.8%. Avengers will likely dip another 50% or more next week as more summer blockbusters roll out, Avatar dipped under 9.6% its third week and had almost no competition whatsoever for a full three months.

So yes, while the Avengers may have opened much stronger (as summer tentpoles tend to do versus Christmas movies that take advantage of winter holiday vacations and have MUCH stronger weekday grosses) it will not have the olympic-athlete-level legs Avatar had, for numerous reasons.

[tesh_karde]

It beat Avatar's first and second weekend grosses, yes, but it isn't going to have the ridiculously strong legs Avatar had. Avengers had a 50% decline in its first week, Avatar's was 1.8%. Avengers will likely dip another 50% or more next week as more summer blockbusters roll out, Avatar dipped under 9.6% its third week and had almost no competition whatsoever for a full three months.

So yes, while the Avengers may have opened much stronger (as summer tentpoles tend to do versus Christmas movies that take advantage of winter holiday vacations and have MUCH stronger weekday grosses) it will not have the olympic-athlete-level legs Avatar had, for numerous reasons.

Brad has seen the future!!

I too am rooting for the Avengers to whup up on Space Pocahontas. But we shall see. Still pretty awesome to see how awesome the movie is doing thus far!

[Brad Barton]

Brad has seen the future!!

I too am rooting for the Avengers to whup up on Space Pocahontas. But we shall see. Still pretty awesome to see how awesome the movie is doing thus far!

Hey, I'm not trying to pop anyone's balloon. Root for it to beat Avatar if it makes you feel good, just don't put any money on it.

My predictions for final gross:

Domestic - $550-600 Million
Foreign - $1 Billion if it's lucky
Worldwide - $1.5-1.6 Billion, tops