'The Avengers' Smashed U.S. Box Office History, ~ Fun & Entertainment

The Avengers broke the record for the highest-grossing movie debut in the United States, taking in $200.3 million over the weekend. The film, which features characters from four previous Marvel Comics movie hits and is written and directed by geek auteur Joss Whedon, opened a week earlier abroad and has already earned $641.8 million globally. The Avengers also set a record for opening day gross in the United States, taking in $80.5 million on Friday.
Demand for The Avengers was so high that all IMAX screenings of the film sold out on 275 digital-only IMAX screens throughout the United States, Deadline Hollywood reports. The movie grossed $31.2 million in IMAX alone, tying Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2 as the top-earning IMAX opening of all time.

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We all knew this was going to happen, yet The Avengers came in even bigger than anyone could have predicted. Before its release, the buzz, word of mouth, tracking and reviews were all pretty stellar, so it was clear the film was on track to make some serious bucks. Still, Avengers did even better than initial box office reports indicated.

Indeed, the long-awaited superhero film is now officially categorized as having generated the biggest opening weekend in box office history with a staggering $207 million.

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As Variety tells the TG daily that, the original box office projections were $200.3 million, and it came in even better than anyone predicted, already generating approximately $654.8 million.

As you may recall, there was a lot of back and forth about whether Avengers was capable of beating Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Well, perhaps not unsurprisingly, it did, and by a cool 23%. Remember, Potter made $169 million opening weekend.

What's also given The Avengers a major edge is that it first opened overseas, raking in the big bucks before hitting theaters domestically. But when it did, The Avengers broke records for the first Saturday and Sunday, making $69.5 million and $57 million respectively.
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