BOX OFFICE: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE Earns £2.5M In The UK; Demand At An All-Time High

BOX OFFICE: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE Earns £2.5M In The UK; Demand At An All-Time High

The Avengers have assembled in the UK and the superhero ensemble has become the third highest Thursday opening ever as well as selling so many tickets that more and more screens are being added in order to meet demand.

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By JoshWilding - Apr 27, 2012 10:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers


Marvel Avengers Assemble has continued breaking box office records with an amazing £2.5 million opening in the UK yesterday. This has made Joss Whedon's film the third biggest Thursday opening ever and cinemas have been met with such a huge demand, they have added additional screening after sell out showings yesterday.

1) STAR WARS III: REVENGE OF THE SITH - May 19th 2005: £3,509,547.
2) HARRY POTTER AND ORDER OF THE PHOENIX - July 12th 2007: £3,486,348.
3) AVENGERS ASSEMBLE - April 26th 2011: £2,547,617

Meanwhile, UK critics have come out in droves to praise Avengers Assemble. The Sun call the film "phenomenal" and give it 5*. "Avengers Assemble has emerged as the smartest, wittiest, and most unapologetically entertaining comic-book adaptation of the modern era," says The Times in their 5* review. In three more 5* reviews, The Sunday Mirror praises it as, "fantastic superhero entertainment," while Heat calls it "supremely entertaining," and Nuts add, "All kinds of awesomeness goes down!"

STARRING:

Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Ramanoff/Black Widow
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson
Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill
Tom Hiddleston as Loki

RELEASE DATE: April 26th, 2012. (UK) May 4th, 2012. (US)


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RandomRonin
RandomRonin - 4/27/2012, 10:41 AM
ironknight
ironknight - 4/27/2012, 10:44 AM
@RandomRonin

Que?
Tymminator
Tymminator - 4/27/2012, 10:45 AM
From what I remember, the pound is more than the dollar but I don't know by how much.
This is great news....SUCK IT HATERS!
TonyChu
TonyChu - 4/27/2012, 10:45 AM
@RandomRonin Thanks for that clip, the people in the US got one more week. Nice to see Cap being a BOSS in that clip. Damn I cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tymminator
Tymminator - 4/27/2012, 10:48 AM
Disclaimer...I am not a anti Nolan fan by any means...that was just for those who wanted SO BADLY. To see this film fail that they made dumb arguments on how it will no doubt flop. I don't care which film makes more as long as both do well and we know TDKR will be fine and we now know the Avengers is a solid hit. Win/win.
Tymminator
Tymminator - 4/27/2012, 10:49 AM
Holy cow, that chick is hot.
Fogs
Fogs - 4/27/2012, 10:57 AM
oh boy, nice footage. Don't want to see more, tho. I ended up seeing the post credits scene in ultra bad quality :(
Lilvic92
Lilvic92 - 4/27/2012, 10:57 AM
I love to troll too, but for once let's just keep TDKR vs Avengers arguements out of this discussion. I mean we already have two BOX OFFICE articles where people are butt hurt about the movies' success let's just keep it over there :D
Fogs
Fogs - 4/27/2012, 10:59 AM
^^ World's Finest to begin with, please!
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 4/27/2012, 10:59 AM
Oh my god...I just watched that clip Ronin posted and even with it in another language I was super pumped. That was amazing. I can't believe we are getting this movie.
ManThing
ManThing - 4/27/2012, 11:06 AM
Things are picking up steam. That's good.
ThreeBigTacos
ThreeBigTacos - 4/27/2012, 11:12 AM
Poor poor DC/WB ... it's a good to be Marvel isn't it?
JudgeDeath
JudgeDeath - 4/27/2012, 11:16 AM
going to see it in less than two hours. I'm not buying into the hype though - i've been burned far too many times.
I'm very excited for this movie but I do think a lot of the Marvel fans are jumping the gun a bit. Look at the movie that had the biggest thursday opening in the UK.... :o
Charliee13
Charliee13 - 4/27/2012, 11:21 AM
Saw it yesterday in 3d, best comic film ive seen, couldnt stop grinning till the end and hulk steals the show.
JudgeDeath
JudgeDeath - 4/27/2012, 11:26 AM
Tea - I'm not reading anymore reviews before I go. I stopped after I read that Hiddleston's performance was better than Heath Ledger's in the DK...
I just want to go and enjoy the movie. I don't really care how much money it makes or if it has a bigger opening weekend than the DK or Hunger Games.
Havok2
Havok2 - 4/27/2012, 11:38 AM
Do advanced screenings count as a formal opening?
JudgeDeath
JudgeDeath - 4/27/2012, 11:40 AM
Havok - funny you mention that. Harry Potter and half blood prince made £7,800,000 on a wednesday and thursday preview - which dwarfes anything on the list above. Bit strange.
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/27/2012, 11:44 AM
excellent,i'm going to see it tomorrow with a mate & his boy.

doing are bit for the cause.
TheActionAce
TheActionAce - 4/27/2012, 11:51 AM
nice, hope it makes as much as possible

and going to see it tomorrow
BabyYoda
BabyYoda - 4/27/2012, 12:05 PM
Seeing tomorrow AGAIN but this time in 3D :D

Great movie worth EVERY penny
Wildaniel
Wildaniel - 4/27/2012, 12:08 PM
May 4 yet?
superotherside
superotherside - 4/27/2012, 12:17 PM
Awesome and the week isn't even over! :D
GingerBird
GingerBird - 4/27/2012, 12:20 PM
Hiddleston better performance than Heath ledger in the dark knight?! WOOOOOOOOW now I have witnessed real fanboy dillusion.
WolvieCBM
WolvieCBM - 4/27/2012, 12:50 PM
ThreeBigTacos: It's a great time to be both. :)
ILoveSuperHeroMovies
ILoveSuperHeroMovies - 4/27/2012, 12:57 PM
Its about 3.2 million i think
bobevanz
bobevanz - 4/27/2012, 1:15 PM
They should change the title to 5 stars. What is that like numbers 5 and 6 billion? shit dun got real. 143 hours, 44 minutes and 10 seconds til epicness arrives to muh brain!
thetrojan
thetrojan - 4/27/2012, 1:30 PM
just in from a 5.30 start
no trailers for spider-man or dark night

we did have a hulk though.

WE HAD A HULK!
HE STEALS THE SHOW.
EXCELLENT.
8.5 OUT OF 10
only because these four kids in the seats behind me, were enjoying it so much that they discussed the movie constantly as it rolled.........
but i know when I watch it in my own living room I will give it a ten.
a full house for an early 2d show,and only about ten folk stayed for the mid credit scene......the closing titles are actually pretty good also.
gannicus
gannicus - 4/27/2012, 1:35 PM
saw it tonight it was amazing everybody gets the same screen time dam and mark ruffalo as the HULK needs his own movie everybody kicks ass in this movie wait till you see the HULK vs LOKI everyone in the cinema was laughing for all the right reasons great scene i may need to see it again for the new york smackdown so much action god dam.
Gary8264
Gary8264 - 4/27/2012, 1:39 PM
Tea where do you have your review? I don't see it on the CBM board?
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/27/2012, 2:10 PM
@ ironman53

cheers mate,i'm so excited.
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/27/2012, 2:15 PM
£2,547,617.00 = $4,143,867.34
Gary8264
Gary8264 - 4/27/2012, 2:33 PM
@Ironman53, thanks man, gonna check it out
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 4/27/2012, 2:56 PM
@RandomRonin Thanks! That was pretty dope. Cap seems to be giving orders and Stark being a team player and taking them.
Gerrit
Gerrit - 4/27/2012, 3:00 PM
The Avengers is what every CBM wants to or should be. The best ever hand down. Everyone in the theater was rooting for the heroes during the final battle, literally celebrating all of their heroic acts and there were a lot of them.
thewonderer
thewonderer - 4/27/2012, 3:08 PM
Hmm, its important to note Star Wars episode 3 didn't beat TDK in the long run
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