LOS ANGELES -- Marvel's "The Avengers" overcame "The Dark Knight" to become the third-highest-grossing movie release of all time, both in the US and internationally.The Marvel epic so far earned $538.1 million in its domestic market to pass the second Christopher Nolan "Batman" movie's final tally... full story ![]()

Superhero film heads straight to No 1 in the UK and is on course globally to beat last year's highest grossing film, The AvengersThe superhero sequel Iron Man 3 opened with $195.3m (£125.6m) at the global box office this weekend, placing the film on course to surpass the $1.5m haul secured by last year's highest-grossing movie, The Avengers.The total is all the more...
guardian.co.uk (21 days ago)

It really was an unexpected journey. Despite being overshadowed by other 2012 blockbusters like “The Avengers,” “Skyfall” and “The Dark Knight,” director Peter Jackson’s latest foray into Middle Earth quietly hit a major milestone over the weekend.
nydailynews.com (2 months and 18 days ago)

They've could've been a contender - but was Skyfall, The Hobbit, Avengers Assemble, The Dark Knight Rises or Looper humiliated most?
mirror.co.uk (2 months and 28 days ago)
‘People need dramatic examples. . . . As a man I’m flesh and blood. I can be ignored. I can be destroyed. But as a symbol, I can be incorruptible. I can be everlasting.” That’s a line spoken by Bruce Wayne in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, the first film in the trilogy that concluded last year with the release of The Dark Knight Rises. In the past year, symbolic...
nationalreview.com (2 months and 28 days ago)

Third Installment of Marvel's franchise has already broken four box office records in Hong Kong.
hollywoodreporter.com (15 hours ago)

Opening almost exactly one year after Marvel mega-hit The Avengers, Iron Man 3 emerged from its opening weekend atop the box office standings with $175 million in US earnings on Monday. The success makes it the highest-grossing film...
examiner.com (14 days ago)

Marvel Studios' latest Tony Stark instalment opens with colossal $175.3m, putting it second only to 2012's The AvengersIron Man 3 opened with the second-biggest debut of all time in the US at the weekend – a staggering $175.3m (£113m) – to become the year's highest-grossing film so far.The figure is behind only The Avengers, its immediate predecessor in Marvel Studios'...
guardian.co.uk (14 days ago)

For the "Iron Man" franchise, the third time was the charm. According to numbers released by Disney, the studio's "Iron Man 3" grossed $175.3 million during its opening weekend, the second biggest debut ever behind only last year's "Marvel's The Avengers," which was also released by Disney. Coupled with an international gross over $504.8 million thus far, "Iron Man 3" has...
huffingtonpost.com (15 days ago)

Iron Man 3 has passed the $1bn mark at the global box office, less than four weeks after it first hit cinemas. The superhero sequel has also become the second highest-grossing comic book film of all time after passing The Dark Knight, which pulled in $1.004bn in 2008. Starring Robert Downey Jr in what has become the actor's signature role as Iron Man/Tony Stark, Shane...
guardian.co.uk (3 days ago)

'The Dark Knight Rises', 'The Avengers' and 'Skyfall' are shortlisted for multiple prizes too
nme.com (2 months and 16 days ago)
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