BOX OFFICE: Marvel's THE AVENGERS Set For A Record-Breaking $104M In The Second Weekend

BOX OFFICE: Marvel's THE AVENGERS Set For A Record-Breaking $104M In The Second Weekend

The Joss Whedon-directed superhero epic is not slowing down at the North American box office. After crushing the first weekend with amazing $207M, The Avengers is set to break a second weekend record, previously held by Avatar.

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By WolvieCBM - May 13, 2012 07:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers
Source: Deadline


Things are looking mighty indeed for Joss Whedon and Marvel's The Avengers. Last weekend, film has set a brand new opening weekend record with $207 million, and went on to break a lot more records during the week. Now, in its second weekend, The Avengers is looking to become the first film in history to pass a $100 million mark. Thanks to Deadline, below are the estimates for this weekend:

Marvel’s The Avengers from Disney is looking to break $100M in its second weekend for the first time in movie history (beating Avatar's 75M). Saturday’s number is about $44.5M after Friday’s was $29.1M for an estimated weekend total of $104M.

The second weekend record was previously held by James Cameron's Avatar ($75.6M). Meanwhile, Tim Burton's Dark Shadows starring Johnny Depp is on track for an underwhelming $28.5M. Also, thanks to Box Office Mojo, these are the all-time box office records that The Avengers broke so far in US:



UPDATE: Exhibitor Relations is reporting $103.1M, still the best 2nd weekend in history:




Starring Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Cobie Smulders, The Avengers is now in theatres!

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R888
R888 - 5/13/2012, 7:17 AM
Hunger games eat shit, twilight eat shit

The comic book fans crush your pathetic teen films

well done joss [frick]ing well done
Asterisk
Asterisk - 5/13/2012, 7:21 AM
yes!!!!
ThreeBigTacos
ThreeBigTacos - 5/13/2012, 7:21 AM
I remember when the trolls of this site said the movie would both suck and do horrible. Where are they now??
MadTitan
MadTitan - 5/13/2012, 7:26 AM

Huge win!!!
AC1
AC1 - 5/13/2012, 7:29 AM
I was so worried about this film's box office before it was released, I couldn't be more happy that I was wrong. I really hope this becomes the highest grossing film of all time!
Benjamitesandwich
Benjamitesandwich - 5/13/2012, 7:33 AM
What ever happened to Nolanite? I remember him claiming the Avengers wouldn't do all that well in the box office.
MadTitan
MadTitan - 5/13/2012, 7:33 AM
and i finally watch it for the 4th time! and it amazes me that the cinema is still full despite it's going on it's 3rd week run in our country if i wasn't mistaken.

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peppy
peppy - 5/13/2012, 7:35 AM
This just keeps getting better . Bravo Whedon , bravo marvel . Well deserved success.
monstalova
monstalova - 5/13/2012, 7:36 AM
Dark Knight Rises hasn't been released yet... We'll see what happens? The Amazing Spider-Man to me looks like it could be the best one of the lot. Not with the box office tho. Man of Steel lets take these guys down in 2013!!!
Priest
Priest - 5/13/2012, 7:40 AM
I said it before and I say it again, best CBM ever. Those of us who believed that this movie was going to be highly successful where right. The haters, the nolanites...they where wrong. Period.
GreyChaos13Zero
GreyChaos13Zero - 5/13/2012, 7:42 AM
comic2004
comic2004 - 5/13/2012, 7:42 AM
Suck it James Cameron Crapy ass Avatar!!!
Go Avengers!!!!!!
Priest
Priest - 5/13/2012, 7:43 AM
I highly doubt that TDKR will do better. The Avengers has set the bar so high, that there's no way that TDKR can surpass it.
jazzman
jazzman - 5/13/2012, 7:43 AM
@SuspenseSmith

so what TDKR isnt in 3D. i did not even watch The Avengers in 3D at all. seen it twice in 2D :P
MisterBabadook
MisterBabadook - 5/13/2012, 7:44 AM
I understand why you're celebrating now. You feel like Team Marvel beat Team twilight, Hungergames, and team potter. You realize by lumping yourselves together, you in fact are...
Nevermind, you won't pay attention anyway.
jazzman
jazzman - 5/13/2012, 7:45 AM
@DoubleD

good i hate kids in the cinema making too much nosie :P.
Name
Name - 5/13/2012, 7:46 AM
People running down others films on here now Avengers is successful is as embarrassing as the ill feeling towards Avengers prior to release, if not more so.
Boogie138
Boogie138 - 5/13/2012, 7:46 AM
This train is not slowing down
NosferatuZodd
NosferatuZodd - 5/13/2012, 7:48 AM
saw it 3 times. Best CBM ever!
only thing that got me was that it seemed like THOR got knocked around a whole lot more than anybody else.
thalidomide
thalidomide - 5/13/2012, 7:49 AM
dahamma
dahamma - 5/13/2012, 7:50 AM
Best CBM ever made, it deserves all of its profit! Going to see it a third time next week!
thalidomide
thalidomide - 5/13/2012, 7:51 AM
@Intruder

This news really brings tears to our eyes :p


@MadTitan

Good thing you decided to watch this before the weekend ends, I knew you couldn't resist it :p
Irons
Irons - 5/13/2012, 7:53 AM
Crazy, I wonder if it can beat Titanic in domestic box office.
jazzman
jazzman - 5/13/2012, 7:53 AM
@DoubleD

they are bad parents. 3 & 4 year olds to see the Avengers not good.

@Intruder

dude stop that Sh1t about Nolanites its getting old. we are comicbookmovieites LOL
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/13/2012, 7:54 AM
excellent,the future is looking great for marvel fans.

to everyone who said this film would be a massive flop & would recieve bad reveiws,how wrong you all were.

i knew it would be a massive hit,i just didn't relize how massive.
MatchesMalone1989
MatchesMalone1989 - 5/13/2012, 7:54 AM
Good. Make The Academy Recognize that CBM's make dents!

Wait till I get rich. And I will get rich. I'm gonna Jay and Silent Bob most of these fags trying to start beef on here. Double D your first on my list. Can't wait to step up to you on your doorstep and beat your ass.

SFCamerica
SFCamerica - 5/13/2012, 7:54 AM
TDKR will not come close to these numbers for one simple reason... NO JOKER, he carried the last film. Most people don't have a clue who the hell Bane is. By the way, comic book fans are heavily outnumbered at the theaters other than opening weekend.
thalidomide
thalidomide - 5/13/2012, 7:54 AM
jazzman
jazzman - 5/13/2012, 7:54 AM
@DoubleD

but yet they are both rated the same 12A aka PG-13 for US LOL
beetheb
beetheb - 5/13/2012, 7:55 AM
Holy shit they actually did it. Insane. Unless this movie ends up being ridiculously frontloaded, which with only a roughly 50% second weekend drop it shouldn't be, final domestic gross should end up somewhere between $500-550 Million.

This movie is seeing the fervor of the original Spider-Man, if not a little more. Cuh-razy.
themann11
themann11 - 5/13/2012, 7:56 AM
I'm a Batman/DCcomics fan exclusively but I got to give props to where it's deserved and The Avengers is performing very well...I didn't think it was going to perform as well as it has...so much props to the Avengers and all those behind it.
jazzman
jazzman - 5/13/2012, 7:57 AM
@SFCamerica

no one dont know who is the guy in the end credits they will know in the Sequel LOL.
thalidomide
thalidomide - 5/13/2012, 7:57 AM


Deserves every cent! Now I can't wait to get my hands of the Blu-Ray Discs.
SFCamerica
SFCamerica - 5/13/2012, 7:58 AM
@Jazzman - how are they bad parents? If they are behaved then who cares? My 3 year old nephew loves watching Spiderman, TFA, and any other Marvel movie, he is glued to the TV. TDK is overrated, spent the whole time either enjoying Joker and waiting for Joker to come back.
jazzman
jazzman - 5/13/2012, 7:59 AM
@Intruder

well the Nolanites going to hurt u down cause they are crazy mofo's lol :P
MadTitan
MadTitan - 5/13/2012, 7:59 AM

@thalidomide --- lol, you are 100% correct pal!

actually luck just came by my side and my plan has been cancelled, not only do i got to watch it alone but my Dad, Mom, 2 big bros and 2 more is with me, talk about Avengers fever infecting faster than a flue. that's no fluke! lol
MatchesMalone1989
MatchesMalone1989 - 5/13/2012, 8:00 AM
Thanos Reigns!!!!!!
dahamma
dahamma - 5/13/2012, 8:01 AM
@Nosferatu
Thats because he can take it and not die lol Tough Son of a gun
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