May 13, 2012

"The Avengers" smash 2nd weekend record enroute to $1 Billion

Joss Whedon's superpic has become an unstoppable box office force, pulverizing the 2nd weekend record with an estimated $103.2 million. The previous record  of $75+ million held by "The Dark Knight" now seems kind of quaint by comparison.

But The Avengers didn't stop there. Boxofficemojo estimates that by the time the dust settles Sunday the film will have crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide. And it will have done so in a scant 19 days matching box office behemoths "Avatar" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II". Whether or not it ultimately has Avatar's staying power remains to be seen but it now seems entirely possible that it could end up the number 3 movie of all-time at the worldwide box office, an incredible accomplishment.

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