“Avengers” Smashes Box Office Records, Earns $200.3 Million Debut

“Avengers” Smashes Box Office Records, Earns $200.3 Million Debut

“The Avengers” has smashed the domestic revenue records with a $200.3 million debut.It's by far the biggest opening ever, raging past the previous record of $169.2 million for the debut of last year's "Harry Potter" finale.

"The Avengers" added $151.5 million overseas over the weekend to bring its total to $441.5 million since it commenced opening internationally a week earlier.

That raised the film's worldwide haul to $641.8 million in barely a week and a half, more than its Marvel superhero forerunners “Captain America,” "Iron Man," ''Iron Man 2," and ''Thor" took in during their entire runs.

Directed by Joss Whedon, also the one who directed “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” "The Avengers" features Chris Evans as Captain America, Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man.

"The Avengers" redefines the standards for a blockbuster debut as a $200 million total for every movie in release is considered a great weekend for the business in general.

The list below is the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com.

1. "The Avengers," $200.3 million ($151.5 million international).

2. "Think Like a Man," $8 million.

3. “The Hunger Games,” $5.7 million ($4.3 million international).

4. "The Lucky One," $5.5 million ($5.5 million international).

5. "The Pirates! Band of Misfits,” $5.4 million ($2.6 million international).

6. "The Five-Year Engagement," $5.1 million ($2.3 million international).

7. "The Raven,” $2.5 million.

8. "Safe," $2.47 million ($2.2 million international).

9. "Chimpanzee," $2.4 million.

10. "The Three Stooges,” $1.8 million.

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