Box Office News

May
13 2012
Disney and Marvel’s The Avengers continued its global domination at the box office and posted the first $100 million plus second weekend in box office history earning a whopping $103.2 million (the previous biggest second weekends are Avatar ($75...
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May
11 2012
UPDATE: Early figures show that The Avengers will easily fend off competition (namely Johnny Depp's Dark Shadows) to win at the box office in its second week. In fact, the superhero blockbuster could be in for another record-breaking total. ...
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May
10 2012
Although Johnny Depp is one of Hollywood's biggest stars, his road to leading man material wasn't painted with gold. He found his groove over the last thirty years, with a combination of critically-praised hits, modest successes and movies you...
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May
08 2012
This weekend, the summer movie season got off to a massive start, with the The Avengers taking in an unfathomable box office gross — $207 million by the time Walt Disney Pictures was done crunching the numbers. Today, the Marvel's superhero...
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May
06 2012

'The Avengers'' Biggest Box Office Rivals

By: Margaret Hartmann
4:41pm EDT
This weekend The Avengers set a new record by taking in $200.3 million on its opening weekend, far surpassing the $150 million expected. It's certainly impressive, but it actually isn't that surprising when you look back at the other films in the...
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May
06 2012
When it comes to superheroes, this weekend's opening release of The Avengers proved that more is always better. The superhero team featuring Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye, and Black Widow, raked in more than $200 million in box...
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May
06 2012
Yes, you read that correctly: $200.3 million! (Far surpassing the $150 million expected!) This is the biggest North American debut in box office history, obliterating the previous record of $169.2 million set by Harry Potter 7, Part 2 last year...
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May
05 2012
'The Avengers' from Marvel and Disney assembled an incredible $80.517 million on Friday.   This is the second best single-day gross in box office history behind only 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2' and its opening day gross of...
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May
04 2012
There's no stopping The Avengers this weekend. Sorry, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (another great movie!). After a whirlwind series of midnight showings, the assembled superhero flick from Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures heads into the...
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May
02 2012
Making US fans of comic books, summer blockbusters and pop culture events even antsier, Marvel's The Avengers opened last week overseas — a whole seven days prior to its domestic release. The debut was huge, taking a reported $178.4 million...
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May
02 2012
With Disney’s release of Marvel’s The Avengers poised for a $100 million plus opening weekend boosted by IMAX (which is already contributing big time to the film's overseas numbers) and the 3-D component as well, we look back at the...
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Apr
29 2012
Disney's "The Avengers" opens on Friday, May 4 in North America, but has already opened huge with $178.4 million in 39 international territories. With an expected North American debut weekend that should easily top the $100 million mark, the...
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Apr
29 2012
Sony's "Think Like a Man" leads the box office for the second consecutive weekend with $18 million holding off a bevy of newcomers and bringing its 10 day total to $60 million after a much bigger-than-expected debut last weekend. The big...
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