'The Avengers' Goes Over $1 Billion Worldwide: Who Will Get the Gifts and Bonuses?

"Iron Man 3" blew away the competition at the box office this weekend. Tony Stark's big return to theaters brought in a massive $175.3 million in its debut.

It?s another record-breaking weekend for the Marvel/Disney cinematic steamroller The Avengers. With a stunning $103 million, The Avengers now holds the records for biggest opening weekend and second weekend in domestic box office history. On top of that, the film set records for largest 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 day grosses. ...

By Jefferson Starship: It's safe to say that the last week and a half have been huge for the House of Mouse. As everyone knows, The Avengers shattered the record for domestic box office sales at $207 million, and this past weekend it became one among a handful of films to gross over $1 billion internationally.

Joss Whedon has the kind of credibility that only comes from repeated failure.

One of the strongest contenders for a hit fall series is Disney's "Avengers" spinoff series about S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel's human intergalactic police force.

"Iron Man 3" is expected to be the first film this year to break $100 million opening weekend at the box office.  

Three years after the Marvel acquisition, Disney is earning record-breaking revenue from the first film based on The Avengers. At more than??$600 million worldwide, the long-awaited motion picture is already the most successful of 2012. And while some of the profits must be shared with Paramount Pictures, the Viacom-owned (NYSE:??VIA) studio that was once slated ...

By Brad Prigmore:Look in the sky...It's a bird? It's a plane? It's the Walt Disney Co. (DIS) opening weekend box office numbers for their seminal new superhero series The Avengers.