'Avengers' smashes record: $200.3 million debut

I saw The Avengers over the weekend to a packed, rowdy, IMAX 3-D audience and I'm not the least bit surprised it raked in more than $200 million, setting a new box office record for a U.S. movie debut. Marvel's superhero action extravaganza fires on all cylinders. The story is fast-paced and engaging, the performances ...

After breaking box-office records overseas, "The Avengers" has conquered America.

Think ab0ut this: in making a record breaking $200.3 mil this weekend, ?The Avengers? had to do this: $120 million on Saturday and Sunday each, average. Because on Friday it already had $80.5 million. It?s all numbers, but as I wrote in a post last night, ?The Avengers? is terrific fun, and the money doesn?t ...

Avengers hits record US$200 million in debut

Walt Disney shares bucked a negative market trend and rose to a record high after the company announced a sequel to its

Rewrite the record books, folks. With an estimated $200+ million in Friday through Sunday box office, The Avengers is having the biggest opening weekend in film history, surpassing previous record holder Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ? Part 2 by more than 20%. And that ain?t all, folks? Equally incredible is the news that ...

With The Avengers redefining the meaning of ?blockbuster openings? after racing past all previous records with a jaw-dropping $200 million domestic opening weekend, talk has turned toward the next big contender: The Dark Knight Rises. Everyone is wondering, will Batman step in to set a new opening record in July, the way the previous franchise ...