Why 'The Avengers' Worked So Well - And May Top $1 Billion At The Box-Office

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Today was the day the cinematic juggernaut The Avengers beat all comers save , as the Marvel superhero team up blockbuster stormed the record books to seize what are surely now the highest spots it can attain in box office history: after Friday?s box office receipts are totaled up, The Avengers will be the third-highest ...

The superhero film is the first blockbuster hit of the summer, but movie-inspired console games have a dubious track record."The Avengers" is the first blockbuster hit of the summer, with its muscular superhero roster of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and the Hulk not only saving the world but conquering the box office, with nearly $1.4 billion in global ticket sales to date.

The superhero blockbuster is expected to collect an additional $90 million in its second weekend, while Depp's vampire comedy 'Dark Shadows' is likely to debut with about $40 million."The Avengers" will take a big bite out of the opening of "Dark Shadows," as the superhero blockbuster is set to dominate the box office for the second consecutive weekend.

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 ...

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.

It's not often that we can measure something like pro or anti-American political bias in American movies, but we can today because of a unique experiment conducted by Hollywood!

It's not often that we can measure something like pro or anti-American political bias in American movies, but we can today because of a unique experiment conducted by Hollywood!