Top News Today | "The Avengers" box office debut boosted to new record | Movies

Home
US
- Chicago
- Denver
- Los Angeles
- New York
- San Francisco
- Washington
Sport
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Football
- Golf
- Hockey
- MLB
- Motorsport
- NBA
- NFL
- NHL
- Soccer
- Tennis
Business
Technology
- Gadgetlab
- Green
- Internet
- Mobiles and Wireless
- PC Games
- Science
- Scitech
- Space
Lifestyle
- Art
- Beauty
- Books
- Culture
- Dining
- Fashion
- Health
- Style
- Travel
Entertainment
- Celebrity
- Games
- Gossip
- Movies
- Music
- Showbiz
- Tv
- Tvshowbiz
World
- Africa
- Asia-Pacific
- Canada
- China
- Europe
- India
- Japan
- Latin America
- Middle East
- Russia
- UK
Politics

"The Avengers" box office debut boosted to new record

May 8, 2012

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Superhero movie "The Avengers" flexed its muscle a bit more on Monday, pushing its total debut weekend box office revenues to a new record $207.4 million in the United States and Canada from about $200.3 million one day earlier. The film featuring several Marvel comic book characters including Captain America, Black Widow and Thor shattered the previous U.S. and Canadian opening weekend record of $169.2 million by... full story

More news

'Iron Man 3' coins $175.3M in No. 2 US debut

Iron Man is a bigger golden boy than ever with a $175.3 million opening weekend at the domestic box office for the superhero's latest sequel.According to studio estimates Sunday, "Iron Man 3" had the second-biggest debut ever, behind the $207.4 million start last year for "The Avengers," which teamed him with other Marvel Comics heroes.

thenewstribune.com (14 days ago)

Joss Whedon sees Avengers 2 as a 'marvellous challenge'

Writer-director Joss Whedon is hard at work writing the follow up to last year's box office smash hit The Avengers.

standard.co.uk (1 month and 2 days ago)

Box Office Report: 'Iron Man 3' Tops Friday With $68.3 Million in North America

The threequel is on course to score one of the top openings of all time at the domestic box office behind fellow Marvel pic "The Avengers," also starring Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man.

hollywoodreporter.com (15 days ago)

Weekend Box Office: 'Iron Man 3' Astonishes Overseas While 'Pain And Gain' Tops Domestic

As will be the case at least a few times this summer, the big box office news will be not in America but in foreign markets as major summer movies open overseas prior to their domestic debuts. As is the case with Iron Man 3. My press screening isn't until tomorrow, but the Shane Black-directed and Robert Downey Jr./Gwyneth Paltrow-starring threequel has already made a...

forbes.com (21 days ago)

Box Office Report: 'Iron Man 3' Tops Friday With Hefty $68.3 Million in North America

The threequel is on course to score one of the top openings of all time at the domestic box office behind fellow Marvel pic "The Avengers," also starring Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man.

hollywoodreporter.com (15 days ago)

Avengers wins three MTV movie awards

Box office hit The Avengers beats the competition at this year's MTV movie awards, winning three of the four prizes it was nominated for.

bbci.co.uk (1 month and 3 days ago)

Box Office Report: 'Iron Man 3' Opens No. 2 All Time With $175.3 Mil for $680.1 Mil Worldwide

The Disney tentpole's North American debut is bested only by Marvel pic "The Avengers"; the threequel has taken in a massive $504.8 million internationally, led by China with $63.5 million.

hollywoodreporter.com (14 days ago)

Oz bewitches box office at debut

DISNEY'S prequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has debuted in first place at the US box office, earning about $80 million in its opening weekend.

news.com.au (2 months and 11 days ago)

"The Avengers" box office debut boosted to new record

Advertisement

Most read

Most popular

Follow us

Search