Marvel's The Avengers passes the $600 million domestic box office milestone
Marvel's The Avengers opened in North America May 4 with a staggering $207.4 million - the biggest domestic debut of all time - and has been shattering domestic box office records ever since including the industry's all-time second weekend record with $103 million; fastest film to reach $200 million (3 days), $300 million (9 days), $400 million (14 days), and $500 million (23 days); and highest Saturday ($69.5 million) and Sunday ($57 million) totals. It is the #4 film of all time internationally with $838.9 million.
Among only 12 films that have grossed $1 billion at the global box office, Marvel's The Avengers is one of five billion-dollar Disney releases, which also include Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Alice in Wonderland, Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 3, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Marvel's The Avengers was released May 4th, 2012 and stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg. The film is directed by Joss Whedon.
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jasdjqs
@michael Kolesik "we all need heroes" :)
12 months agoby @jasdjqsFlag
Michael Kolesik
@jasdjqs Dude, you're my hero.
12 months agoby @Michael-KolesikFlag
Sean
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Yes, probably.
12 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
Nicholaus XX
@themoviefanatic -- Eh, I think he's tired of the guy. But, who knows? Ah, all right.
12 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Sean
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Oh, maybe Narrator will be back on here eventuallly and he will talk to him about it. I don't want to have to get myself involved in that argument.
12 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
Nicholaus XX
@themoviefanatic -- I wanted you to calm Cartman down. But, it seems like The Narrator isn't going to respond, so Cartman might scram.
12 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Sean
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx What is it that you wanted to ask me?
12 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
jasdjqs
"GONE WITH THE WIND" Los Angeles, the film had its premiere at the elegant Carthay Circle Theatre. From December 1939 to June 1940, the film played only advance-ticket road show engagements at a limited number of theaters, before it went into general release in 1941.[26] It was a sensational hit during the Blitz in London, opening in April 1940, and played for four years.[27] It replaced The Birth of a Nation as the highest-grossing film of all-time,[28] holding the position until 1966, when it was finally overtaken by The Sound of Music.[
Movies now a day never run that long, I mean Avengers will run three month more then we will have another big movie coming up, Things are diferent in the old days so i dont want to hear about price ajustment or 3D tickets are more money, This movie did very very well, and it will do double the number in 1940 if it ran a year like the old movies use to do.
12 months agoby @jasdjqsFlag
Nicholaus XX
@bawnian-dexeus -- Who knows? Showering him with "100 lines" per comment isn't going to help, either. I think this is the time where we call a real hero; someone who's knowledgeable enough to talk handle such escalated situations. Someone who will stand their ground by the very end. Someone by the name of @themoviefanatic!
Work your magic!
12 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
the Narrator
Dude, @bawnian-dexeus, you made my day! XD
12 months agoby @narratorFlag
Cartman
@narrator - yup ur an open minded *sshole!! i agree, 100 lines per comment?? OMG, ur just unbelievable!! the crazy person here is You and not Me!!
12 months agoby @c-a-r-t-m-a-nFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx Now now, he shouldn't have to remove an appendage to grow up
12 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Nicholaus XX
@c-a-r-t-m-a-n -- I'd cut it off, if I were you.
12 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@Joshua-Hollaway No doubt, Whedon's Avengers. First Batman did ok for a reboot, second film became the first Batman to reach a billion and no doubt the third, but I believe the sequel to Avengers and possibly the third when put together will have higher winnings.
12 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Joshua Hollaway
How about we ask some new questions? Which series do you think we raise more money Nolans Batman series or Whedons Avengers series ( since they plan on having 3 phases, I believe I read)
12 months agoby @Joshua-HollawayFlag
the Narrator
@c-a-r-t-m-a-n, you said:
"I honest didn read a word from your comment and I stand by what I have said!!"
..are my comments too long and sophisticated for someone like yourself? Pity. You're clearly the same old close-minded dick you've been for the past two years, so I really shouldn't have expected any different. That's on me.
12 months agoby @narratorFlag
ejk1
@dan1 True, but I'm tired, and laying waste to people and their arguments has lost its luster.
12 months agoby @ejk1Flag
Dan
@ejk1 You do realize that if everyone took your stance on everything, there would probably be no flame wars. What fun would that be? Half my entertainment from this site comes from reading the pointless arguments :P
12 months agoby @dan1Flag
TheDude1
@c-a-r-t-m-a-n No you want to start a fight by calling me names. Frankly I don't know how you even get off on calling be a TDKR fanboy but not also call me an Avengers fanboy. I rated The Avengers a 4.5 out of 5 on this site and have spent 30 bucks on this movies(3 viewings).
12 months agoby @thedude1Flag
jasdjqs
Well. i might have a clue. Avengers was sold out at my matinee shows on the first Saturday a couple of months ago, I will be going again at the same time for TDKR so I will let you guys know if that those shows are sold out and then we will see if it will top AVENGERS. which i think the record is safe. Avengers opens in Japan next month so it will continue to make more money,
12 months agoby @jasdjqsFlag
Cartman
@thedude1 - yeah i wanna start a fight?! right!! why just coz i said u dont have common sense you dont have to come back and prove the same again and again!!...
12 months agoby @c-a-r-t-m-a-nFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
Knightfall sales have increased lately
12 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
TheDude1
@c-a-r-t-m-a-n Wow please settle down. If you actually read other posts on here instead of looking for a fight you would realize someone else mentioned TDKR and I was responding to them. You have tried to start fights with me before on here so I guess I shouldn't be a surprised.
12 months agoby @thedude1Flag
Alastor
Its really fun to compare the style of posting between cartman and the Narrator. On one hand you have quite possible a real fan-boy, possibly 14-15years old that does not yet grasp the concept of a discussion in forums (including a diplomatic tone) and on the other side you have someone who is capable of writing down his arguments and back them up with some solid explaining as to why these are strong points in his post. Very funny indeed. :)
12 months agoby @AlastorFlag
Zak Lee Ferguson
@ejk1 i agree fondly, whether or not the grossing is neither level its the appreciation that counts.
12 months agoby @Zak-Lee-FergusonFlag
Zak Lee Ferguson
Billion, billion, billion, billion.
12 months agoby @Zak-Lee-FergusonFlag
ejk1
I'm surprised there's another TDKR vs The Avengers argument. Does it really matter when we've all seen The Avengers, and we're all going to see TDKR? They both deserve the money they either have received, or will receive. The only true difference between them is that one should be celebrated as a successful culmination of the first leg of a long run, and the other should be celebrated as the ending of a legendary trilogy.
12 months agoby @ejk1Flag
Cartman
@narrator - OMG do you do any work apart from posting comments here? keep it short and simple - I honest didn read a word from your comment and I stand by what I have said!!
12 months agoby @c-a-r-t-m-a-nFlag
Junior Roberts
And let's not get it twisted. YES, I will be seeing it opening weekend. I was a fan of the previous one, a comicbook fanatic, and movie buff (if I say so myself). My previous comment was more geared towards the general public - kids, families, older audience members, teenagers, etc.
And I have to admit.... this Batman film does NOTHING for me when compared to a few weeks before opening of The Dark Knight a few years back. Why....... 1) The Joker's prologue (Bank scenario) was DRAMATICALLY better than Bane's (airplane scenario), 2) Joker was a classic villain and what the audience wanted (including myself) and were promised. Bane, not-so-much 3) the trailers for TDK were much better than TDKR's, 4) no possible love interest in the form of Catwoman to "possibly" jeopardize the story, and probably the greatest factor was 5) it was Heath Ledger's last acting role after his death and the whispers of Oscar nominated performance before the movie even premiered grew great interest among everyone.
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Junior Roberts
Speaking as both a MAJOR fan of The Avengers and TDK, I must say I think that The Avengers records may be pretty safe. Although I feel TDKR is gonna be one of the Summer's biggest blockbusters, I can't see it surpassing The Avengers. The Avengers, a overall family movie owned by Disney has everything going for it to cater for all audiences - especially the family audience. TDKR, unfortuantely, doesn't. Let's just be real. 7 year old kids aren't going to be dressed up as Bane or Batman as they were (and grown adults) as Hulk, Iron Man, etc. Also, the tone of TDKR seems even darker than he previous. Yeah, among the comicbook fans it'll make mucho money but its the general family audience that it'll lose out on, compared to The Avengers.
So, YES, it'll make CRAZY money. Probably break a few records, but nothing as serious as what The Avengers did. The villain isn't great enough to pull in the strong audience that The Joker did (mainly because the general audience have no idea who Bane is, nor understand him when he speaks), the lack of comedic entertainment (Joker disguised as a nurse - LOL), and the darker tone (which I personally like) is gonna restrain many from seeing it opening weekend, or at all.
Just my thoughts...
12 months agoby @junior-robertsFlag
Superman81
@narrator I see where your coming from, I am just so much of a Nolan fan that I have no doubt this will be good. We know most of the cast and unless they phone it in, we can expect them to on their A game. I even think Bale might perform better in this then he did the previous films. I am so jacked for this movie that I might be assuming it will be gold but I have high hopes.
12 months agoby @superman81Flag
the Narrator
@superman81
While I hope TDKR is indeed more successful, simply for the sake of ending a superhero trilogy right for the first time in filmmaking history, I can't say it's anywhere near a sure thing.
I like Nolan a lot, but I won't blindly call the summer "best-film" census in TDKR's favor. Granted, the trailers have me pretty excited for what appears to be yet another completely different tone-shift of a Batman film. Still, that doesn't mean the film itself will deliver the goods many are expecting, and what I've seen has me worried about quite a few things. All I can do is hope and pray the film is just as magnificent as we want it to be and show up opening night to find out.
12 months agoby @narratorFlag
the Narrator
For the most part, I agree with you on that, @c-a-r-t-m-a-n. Still, we can't stop people from constantly comparing the two films. And acting like rabid watch-dogs on a rather laid back site won't accomplish sh*t, but it will alienate people from you.
This is a film site, so people will talk about film, relevant or not. Seeing as both TDKR and The Avengers are (more or less) superhero films, thus considered to be in the same genre, fanboys and critics alike will compare them and with arguably just cause. It's like comparing Narnia and Lord of the Rings - totally different films with totally different tones, but both are popular franchises set in the fantasy genre. Would it be wrong to bring up one franchise on a thread regarding the other, discussing their financial aspects of all things? Not in my book.
When it comes to something like hypothesizing over which film will make more money at the box office, I'm pretty sure the comparisons are fair game for an article such as this, and you'll simply have to get used to it. This has, after all, been going on for several months. Surely, you're used to it by now?
And you still didn't explain why you gave TDKR half a star several months ago..
12 months agoby @narratorFlag
Cartman
@narrator TDKR and AVENGERS has its own fans - I did see 2-3 posts for TDKR just 2 days ago and non of this nonsense was discussed and when der is a post for AVENGERS,,,TDKR is brt in likewise in any TDKR post AVENGERS is brt in... which is nothing but lame dumb thing!!
12 months agoby @c-a-r-t-m-a-nFlag
Cartman
@narrator - insecure my ass!! TDKR or AVENGERS is not going to benefit a penny for my life,,.. all i was saying is talk related to the post,,, i care damn if TDKR or AVATAR 2 breaks the record of AVENGERS - pls grow up!!
12 months agoby @c-a-r-t-m-a-nFlag
Superman81
@narrator I agree, it has been this way ever since Avengers came out. Anyone who compares the two or supports TDKR gets bashed and all of a sudden TDKR sucks. I am happy Avengers has made lots of cash but its easy to say that TDKR will be more successful critically and an overall better movie
12 months agoby @superman81Flag
Dan
Go TDKR!!!!!!!!!!
12 months agoby @dan1Flag
the Narrator
Someone's feeling insecure, @c-a-r-t-m-a-n. Seriously, @thedude1 was just asking us, his peers, if we thought TDKR stood a chance of knocking some of Avengers titles down. I'm usually against comparing the two, but speaking about them financially is very relevant to the article, and I have to admit that I'm surprised by the sheer amount of dough the Avengers has brought in. It's a simple and harmless question that would likely start an interest conversation among filmbuffs. Nothing "promotion" worthy.
If anyone's a fanboy or promoter here, it's you. You rated TDKR half a f*cking star before the film even came out! Who the hell rates a movie before it even receives a few trailers, which is about the time you had rated it.
This little bit of information, coupled with the fact that you seem to constantly uplift The Avengers (as well as any films that your "friends" from various animation departments happen to be working on at the time, such as you're promotion of Transformers: DoTM last summer), and the fact that you seem to jump on anyone who speaks praise about TDKR and ill about your films... yeah, I'd say you're definitely a fan boy who needs to "control [himself]". Point one finger, three tend to point right back at you. ;)
12 months agoby @narratorFlag
Superman81
@thedude1 yep and 190 million with NO 3D makes that number even more impressive in my opinion. I think TDKR will crush the midnight record for sure based on early reports.
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Cartman
@thedude1 - has anyone here talked about TDKR except for you?! coz they all have something called common sense,, talk related to the post not like a retard - always talking abt TDKR sh*t in every other post is so f*cking lame!!
12 months agoby @c-a-r-t-m-a-nFlag
Cartman
@thedude1 - talk about avengers here TDKR and your theory is lame in this post - what about Batman begins and The Dark Knight,. the top 5 list doz not have these 2 movies!! so relax and wait - when it actually shatters like you are assuming then talk your crap.... in every Avengers post you bring a TDKR topic... are you a promoter? producer? marketer? just a fan boy right? control urself
12 months agoby @c-a-r-t-m-a-nFlag
TheDude1
@cheetoboy If you go to deadline.com they show the tracking numbers on the right hand on the the page when you scroll down. They sadly only show 5 at a time and TDKR is not always on the list. But the last time I seen it(about a week or so ago) it was at 190 million up from 185 million.
12 months agoby @thedude1Flag
Cheetoboy
@thedude1 Hey man where did you get that information? Because if what you say is true than, you are right. The Avengers was tracking at around $150 million a few weeks before it came out, and we all know how that turned out. So if TDKR really is tracking at around $190 million, then it could obliterate The Avengers opening weekend. But For real though how did you get that information?
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Cheetoboy
@Salemwolf711 Thanks to Titanic's rerelease it now stands at $650 million, where as before its rerelease it was at just $600 million. The Avengers is still holding out well at the box office, but most likely its domestic run will end at around $620 million, which is still great.
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MovieWiz001
Titanic, you're not alone anymore! :D
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Bawnian©-Dexeus
I've clapped enough. First wave is done, now show us how good you really are Marvel when you venture a sequel
12 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Joshua Hollaway
Thanks to me(saw it 4 times). You're welcome.
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ROFLitschristian
*slowly starts clapping*
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TheDude1
@Michael-Kolesik So far TDKR is tracking around 190 million dollars opening weekend. That would mean TDKR sold more tickets than The Avengers did in its first weekend. And that tracking number comes with over 3 weeks until release.
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ejk1
@Salemwolf711 It could if it gets a rerelease years down the line, but for now, no, it won't happen.
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