BOX OFFICE: AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Set To Smash US Records With $230M Debut
Some comic book "fans" have relished pointing out the fact that Avengers: Age of Ultron's Rotten Tomatoes score isn't as high as its predecessor, but those of you thinking that means it will flop may want to think again after seeing these record demolishing box office projections...
Avengers: Age of Ultron opened at #1 in 44 countries last week, earning over $200 million in a matter of days. However, Deadline has now updated their projections for the sequel's domestic debut, and things are looking very good for Marvel Studios once again. Conservative estimates have the movie opening around the $200 million mark, meaning it would possibly come in slightly lower or around the same amount as The Avengers. More likely however is the movie beating its record breaking 2012 bow with a haul of between $210 million - $230 million. Whatever happens, Marvel can't lose as even a rival studio distribution chief admitted to the site, "If the film opens and makes $190 million, and comes in as the second highest grossing weekend of all-time, how can that be anything but great?!" Whatever happens, it's a guaranteed hit! Poor old Warner Bros., eh?
It's worth noting the Avengers: Age of Ultron is outselling Furious 7's opening weekend ($147 million) in advance sales by as much as three times. The fact that movies now open at 7pm instead of midnight will also help the sequel, and a number of ticket selling websites are reporting levels of interest in the movie which are way beyond that shown in billion dollar blockbusters like The Avengers and Iron Man 3. It's going to be an interesting weekend, and one which hopefully gives us an idea whether or not the movie will be able to top $1.5 billion...can Marvel steal Avatar's crown?
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