The Avengers ::: 4 May 2012

The Avengers made a staggering $200.3 million in its opening weekend. That obliterates the previous record-holder, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2, by more than $30 million.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/

Terrifying...

Jack Wade wrote:

The Avengers made a staggering $200.3 million in its opening weekend. That obliterates the previous record-holder, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2, by more than $30 million.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/

"Projected to make" would probably be more accurate, as Sunday isn't over yet. We can be certain that Avengers has the new record, regardless what the final gross is.

Sharky wrote:

Terrifying...

Nah...it means Hollywood is alive and kicking. This summer will be huge.

Tubes wrote:

"Projected to make" would probably be more accurate, as Sunday isn't over yet. We can be certain that Avengers has the new record, regardless what the final gross is.

True, but many of the shows have been completely sold out in advance so the tab can be calculated within a fairly accurate margin. Final actual figures shouldn't change much.

Mrs Aural Sects wrote:

Sharky wrote:

Terrifying...

Nah...it means Hollywood is alive and kicking.

Like a headless chicken.

I don't think it's particularly "terrifying" that The Avengers is doing so well. People pay to go to the movies for entertainment, and that's what The Avengers is -- good, fun entertainment. It's much better than Justin Bieber 3-D or Twilight shattering records, IMO.

Well, glad I didn't see it this weekend, I might have had difficulty looking for a seat. :shock:

Meanwhile George Lucas and James Cameron are shitting in their pants.

Sharky wrote:

Like a headless chicken.

Lighten up, or I'll ask j7wild to take you to see Avengers :cheers:

At this point, Sharky and j7wild break into song..."we are the world, we are the children...."

Jack Wade wrote:

I don't think it's particularly "terrifying" that The Avengers is doing so well. People pay to go to the movies for entertainment, and that's what The Avengers is -- good, fun entertainment. It's much better than Justin Bieber 3-D or Twilight shattering records, IMO.

But it doesn't address the economic and social issues, it also doesn't try making a statement about blue collar workers.

Makeshift Python wrote:

But it doesn't address the economic and social issues, it also doesn't try making a statement about blue collar workers.

That's what the politicians are for. Personally I'd rather go see that sexy looking guy with the hammer...yummy...

Jack Wade wrote:

Mr. Brown wrote:

Tom Hiddleston doesn't look like a very good villain.

He was surprisingly effective, IMHO. I think he was better in The Avengers than Thor.

He was given far better stuff to play, too, which helped a lot. I was worried he would underwhelm - what with the focus on the Avengers coming together and their internal conflict - but Loki didn't disappoint at all.

Mrs Aural Sects wrote:

Makeshift Python wrote:

But it doesn't address the economic and social issues, it also doesn't try making a statement about blue collar workers.

That's what the politicians are for. Personally I'd rather go see that sexy looking guy with the hammer...yummy...

You both bring up good points. I can't critique Avengers yet since I haven't seen it, but I have read reviews that said it's great fun, without all of the heavy social issues, themes and subtle political statements that a lot of franchise films have been making the past few years. If true, it would confirm my belief that that trend is beginning to reverse, and that lighter, more escapist-type fare is going to be in vogue; I'm not talking Moonraker-ish or DAD-ish type escapism, but certainly nothing as heavy as QOS, CR, or THE DARK KNIGHT. The trick is to find the right balance; if you don't, you end up with camp failures such as GREEN LANTERN or FLASH GORDON.

Mrs Aural Sects wrote:

Makeshift Python wrote:

But it doesn't address the economic and social issues, it also doesn't try making a statement about blue collar workers.

That's what the politicians are for. Personally I'd rather go see that sexy looking guy with the hammer...yummy...

My acting coach is close friends with him, having worked with each other on Home And Away. He said "it's weird seeing one of your closest friends on every billboard and bus stop!" ;)

Sharky wrote:

Terrifying...

Just think of clout Whedon is gonna have.... ;)

He should do what Mark Zuckerberg did in The Social Network, walk into the offices of Fox instead.

He oughta go in there Roddy Piper style.

To give perspective on how big Avengers's weekend was:

-Even when tabulating raw ticket sales, Avengers still holds the record, outselling The Dark Knight by roughly 3 million tickets.
-Avenger's per theater ticket count is only behind Return of the Jedi.
-In the span of 10 days, Avengers has grossed more money worldwide than any Bond film ever and has outgrossed the majority of Marvel's library, except for the Iron Man and Spiderman films
-Even though it's been in general release for only 3 days, it's already grabbed the 4 day total gross record.
-Avengers accounted for 82% of revenue at the box office this weekend.

Now should be the time to post one of those tracking charts like I did for The Dark Knight in 2008, but I didn't expect Avengers to open this big.

Tubes wrote:

Now should be the time to post one of those tracking charts like I did for The Dark Knight in 2008, but I didn't expect Avengers to open this big.

Almost every woman I know wants to see it just because of this guy...I can already account for 23 of them, lusty tavern wenches every single one of them...including the married ones, like me...

Tubes wrote:

To give perspective on how big Avengers's weekend was:

-Even when tabulating raw ticket sales, Avengers still holds the record, outselling The Dark Knight by roughly 3 million tickets.
-Avenger's per theater ticket count is only behind Return of the Jedi.
-In the span of 10 days, Avengers has grossed more money worldwide than any Bond film ever and has outgrossed the majority of Marvel's library, except for the Iron Man and Spiderman films
-Even though it's been in general release for only 3 days, it's already grabbed the 4 day total gross record.
-Avengers accounted for 82% of revenue at the box office this weekend.

Now should be the time to post one of those tracking charts like I did for The Dark Knight in 2008, but I didn't expect Avengers to open this big.

I hope some of the cast had a back-end deal on this fucker!

This weekend's actual gross is available.

$207,438,708

Final opening weekend number: $207.4 million for The Avengers.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/

Damn.

Avengers made more money in 3 days than any other movie has in 5.

It made more money in three days than THE INCREDIBLE HULK, THOR and CAPTAIN AMERICA did in their entire run.

This fucker is over 700 million worldwide already! http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=avengers11.htm