MOVIES: Avengers break $1 billion mark

I figured The Avengers was going to break the one billion dollar mark, I just didn’t think it was going to happen in less than a month. Disney announced on Sunday that the Marvel superhero team movie cross the billion dollar mark just 19 days after release, making this one of five Disney flicks to have hit this milestone.

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MOVIES: The Avengers break industry record for opening weekend

Press Release

The Walt Disney Studios announced today that Marvel’s The Avengers posted an estimated $200.3 million in its domestic debut May 4-6, shattering previous records and positioning the film as the highest-grossing domestic debut of all time. The film’s cumulative global box office gross is an estimated $641.8 million over 12 days in release.

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TALK BACK: The Avengers

It’s here! It’s here! Marvel’s The Avengers is finally here!  Even though we have read the reviews, and even though the movie opened internationally over the last couple of weeks, those of us in the U.S.A. finally get the chance to see what all the hoopla is about.

Did you see The Avengers?  What did you think?  Use the comment section below to share your thoughts.