[xaosslug]

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rottenwatch box office:
94% Marvel's The Avengers
52% Think Like a Man
84% The Hunger Games
21% The Lucky One
86% The Pirates! Band of Misfits
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78% The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

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Marvel Studio's much-anticipated superhero action flick brought in $200.3 million opening weekend

The Hulk is a smash.

Marvel Studio's "The Avengers" stomped all over box office records on its way to earning $200.3 million in its debut - the greatest opening weekend of all time.

The movie, which brings together several super hero franchises (Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America and Thor) within in a bigger franchise, easily surpassed the $169.2 million notched by previous record-holder, last year's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2."

The super hero blockbuster also earned $151 million more overseas - it opened on April 25 in some territories -- bringing its worldwide total to an estimated $641.8 million.

"The $200 million opening weekend is just like Sasquatch, it's something I thought I would never actually see," says Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst for Hollywood.com. "This is the four-minute mile at the box office, a mark I never thought we'd see broken."

"The word of mouth is so incredible on this film, it just keeps building and building, and movie theaters kept having to add showings. The marketplace was expanding to accommodate the demand."

Though it finished $10.6 million behind "Deathly Hallows Part 2's" Friday record of $91.1 million, "The Avengers" finished strong to set the highest Saturday gross ever with $69.7 million.

The Avengers" finished so far ahead of the pack in the box office race that it made Secretariat's 1973 Belmont Stakes win look like a nail-biter, but there were other movies that took money in at the multiplex.

Sony Screen Gems' "Think Like a Man," which held on to the top spot over the past two weekends, finished second with $8 million. Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games' finished third with $5.7 million but that total helped the movie edge into 14th place all time domestically with $380.7 million.

"The Avengers" kicks off what many prognosticators - including Dergarabedian - say could be the biggest summer movie season of all time, with "Men In Black 3," "Snow White and the Huntsman," "Prometheus," "The Amazing Spider-Man," "G.I. Joe: Retribution," and "The Dark Knight Rises" arriving in theaters over the coming months.

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OPENING WEEKENDS

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[3N16MA]

[Prophet Steve]

The Avengers hulk smashed everything.

[Wilsongt]

I said GOD DAMN.

[Nobility]

Avengers blew me away, great to see it is doing better than expected.

I presume this will be the next $1 billion dollar movie, I don't think anyone will get past Avatar though.

[SteeloDMZ]

Holy shit at the avengers. Well deserved; awesome movie.

[DoctorWho]

[Lionel Mandrake]

Whedon gettin' paid.

[ezekial45]

Oh my.

Now I'm really curious to see how TDKR will do.

EDIT: Hopefully he can turn this into something positive for Firefly.

[AnathemicOne]

After watching the Avengers, I desire a shawarma now

[Jason's Ultimatum]

Why does he look like Seth Rogen?

[-Pyromaniac-]

I maintain that TDKR will destroy the box office, WB will go overboard on the advertising, it already has tons of hype, etc... I don't see it "losing".

Either way, crazy sales. Whedon now owns people in hollywood.

[DoctorWho]

Oh my. Now I'm really curious to see how TDKR will do. EDIT: Hopefully he can turn this into something positive for Firefly.

I was going to make a joke thread about the chances of Whedon now reviving FireFly.
lol

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

TDKR will need a lot of screenings to reach that total due to a longer run time.

[Tucah]

Really glad Whedon has a hit. Loved this movie, will see again (maybe even today)

[Diprosalic]

I maintain that TDKR will destroy the box office,.

domestic yeah, WW nonononononononono.

[twinturbo2]

I was given a chance to revise my summer predictions after predicting a $110 million opening. I didn't because I wanted to keep my dignity than revise my guesses willy-nilly.

I look like an idiot now.

[planar1280]

huge number, is this front loaded, back loaded or in the middle

[Hot Coldman]

Good job, America. Good fucking job.

[markatisu]

Holy shit at the Avengers, I knew it would do good but when I heard Saturday morning they were expecting $200m I said goddamn!

And the Hunger Games still holding on, could get to $400m now before it bows completely

[Tobor]

Puny Box Office.

[JGS]

TDKR will need a lot of screenings to reach that total due to a longer run time.

It's not going to make that no matter what unless they add 3d

I was way off on my prediction for sure. I didn't feel the buzz on this one until Friday. Then everyone I knew all of a sudden decide to see it that day.

[DoctorWho]

huge number, is this front loaded, back loaded or in the middle

It's all loaded.

[Messypandas]

Super-impressive. How much did TDK make opening weekend?

[shira]

Tdkr defense force
That's only $40 million per avenger/hero

[GraveRobberX]

Someone post that Hulk Smash Beatdown.gif >.>;

With $ appearing everywhere around it

It's only 12:51PM, we still got 11 more hours of Receipts to count up... HOLY FUCK!

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

huge number, is this front loaded, back loaded or in the middle

Middle leaning towards back loaded, at least for now. It went up 13% from a midnight-less Friday, which is fucking ridiculous.

[tarius1210]

Damn, I was not expecting that number.

[Hellsing321]

Absolutely insane numbers and well deserved. In Whedon we trust.

[3N16MA]

TDK OS total gross: $468,576,467

TA OS gross after 12 days: $441,500,000

[planar1280]

Super-impressive. How much did TDK make opening weekend?

159 Million

[friskykillface]

B^) dat hulk!!!!!!




glad to see the numbers, go for #1 D:

[GraveRobberX]

TDK OS total gross: $468,576,467 TA OS gross after 12 days: $441,500,000

MOTHER OF GOD.jpg * A Million

[Diprosalic]

the question is: is 2 month enough prep time for batman?

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

It's not going to make that no matter what unless they add 3d I was way off on my prediction for sure. I didn't feel the buzz on this one until Friday. Then everyone I knew all of a sudden decide to see it that day.

You're right. There aren't enough IMAX screens to max a difference. The standard 3D surcharge in addition to whatever they add to 3D IMAX isn't attainable for them.

Someone post that Hulk Smash Beatdown.gif >.>; With $ appearing everywhere around it It's only 12:51PM, we still got 11 more hours of Receipts to count up... HOLY FUCK!

That's not how it works. The 200 includes an estimate for all of Sunday.

[Jason Raize '75 - '04]

What were people expecting the opening to be a few days ago? Around 150m?

[Diprosalic]

TDK OS total gross: $468,576,467 TA OS gross after 12 days: $441,500,000

are those OS numbers even up to date?

[ViewtifulJC]

Someone needs to shop Harry potter into this gif



Either way, good job, Hulk!

[Messypandas]

159 Million

Ah well. I wonder if TDK had shitty post-converted 3D aswell it could have held the record

[3N16MA]

are those OS numbers even up to date?

Latest studio estimate as of today but I think they come in higher than that.

[Weenerz]

TDK did what it did without having almost all the theaters charging a premium for 3D, so the $40 million gap isn't so strange. Also it came out 4 years ago, inflation and whatnot.

[TetraxShards]

Well deserved. A great movie. Props to Marvel and Joss Whedon.

[-COOLIO-]

i could see avengers breaking 700 mil for sure

[Lebron]

i could see avengers breaking 700 mil for sure

?

It's already at $640 mil. It's breaking $1B for sure.

[3N16MA]

TDKR still has a shot at topping this. Many were predicting a $200 million OW for awhile. It is also the #1 most anticipated film for males this year topping The Avengers. #3 for females.

[DoctorWho]

? It's already at $640 mil. It's breaking $1B for sure.

Maybe he means domestic?

lol.

[Diprosalic]

? It's already at $640 mil. It's breaking $1B for sure.

i think he means domestic which would be silly.

[dmshaposv]

Wow. Explosive summer BO gonna be explosive.

The Avengers is well on its way for 500+ million domestic total, for sure. It is going to be super interesting what WB do now with Batman's marketing because they were playing it idle - but then this just happened.

[msdstc]

I had to post some of these

I can't see avengers doing more than 120 opening weekend.

Tracking has it breaking 150, but I think that's too optimistic. I'd bet on 120-130.

LMFAO at The Avengers opening at 200 million. No way bro. I hope that shit underperforms and kills the superhero movie genre. Seriously though, I am riding on Spiderman and Avengers under performing and Rises being a disappointment. It's different when Green Lantern and an X-Men don't too so hot but those three? Shit will get real. Too bad the superhero genre is getting replaced by fairy tale films. At least it is something new though.

200M is a bigger dream than an under 100M opening.

Avengers won't do shit. I'm calling 70ish opening, and that's being nice.

[xaosslug]

huge number, is this front loaded, back loaded or in the middle

fully loaded. ;-P

in all seriousness, WoM on Avengers is cray, and it is THE movie to see this summer - right now. It's pulling in comic book fans, families, couples, and casual movie goers alike.