Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures Marvel’s The Avengers--the super hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel super heroes Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.
Meanwhile,
Deadline has released the latest box office figures for the superhero ensemble. It's current overseas gross stands at an impressive $185.1M from the first 5 days of release in 39 territories. In the UK, it's current gross is more than previous Marvel offerings
The Incredible Hulk (£8.2M),
Captain America: The First Avenger (£9.5M) and
Thor (£14M) combined.
• UK $25.5M
• Australia $19.8M
• Mexico $16.9M
• France $13.9M
• Korea $13.0M
• Brazil $11.3M
• Italy $11.0M
• Germany $8.1M
• Taiwan $7.5M
• Spain $6.9M
• Philippines $6.6M
• Hong Kong $4.7M
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)