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The Avengers Tops Box Office for Third Straight Weekend



“Marvel’s The Avengers” was the No. 1 movie at theaters in the U.S. and Canada for a third straight weekend, taking in $55.1 million for Walt Disney Co.and making it the studio’s highest-grossing film ever.

“Battleship” was second with ticket sales of $25.4 million, researcher Hollywood.com Box-Office said today in an e- mailed statement.


“The Avengers” is benefiting from positive word-of-mouth among moviegoers after Disney’s major marketing push ended, Paul Dergarabedian, president of Hollywood.com’s box-office unit, said in an interview. Since its first weekend the movie has overcome challenges from two major releases, this week’s “Battleship,” from Comcast Corp. Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros.’s “Dark Shadows” last week.

“Great marketing can buy you a big opening weekend, but only a crowd-pleasing and solid movie can get you to where ‘The Avengers’ has gone,” Dergarabedian said in an interview.

“The Avengers” opened over the weekend of May 4 with a record $207.4 million in sales and set another record a week later with $103.1 million, the most ever for a film in its second weekend.

In the film, a collection of Marvel heroes, including Iron Man, Thor and The Hulk, band together to fight an army of aliens led by Loki, also a character from Norse mythology. The movie stars Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk.

“Battleship” stars Taylor Kitsch as a U.S. Navy officer who helps lead a sea battle against invading aliens. Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgard and Rihanna also are featured. The film, made for about $209 million, had taken in $215.3 million in overseas ticket sales before opening in the U.S. and Canada, according to Box Office Mojo.

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creative_candy 23rd-May-2012 10:52 pm (UTC)
creative_candy 23rd-May-2012 10:52 pm (UTC)

ODIN YOU DICK
yurasama_love 23rd-May-2012 10:55 pm (UTC)
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tsuki_yagami 23rd-May-2012 10:53 pm (UTC)
creative_candy 23rd-May-2012 10:53 pm (UTC)
hysteric_23 23rd-May-2012 10:53 pm (UTC)
mlo_7 23rd-May-2012 10:58 pm (UTC)
Hngggg

Fuck Jane, she and Thor need to get their sexy time in the sequel
ladywilde80 23rd-May-2012 11:04 pm (UTC)
This woman is gorgeous. I would marry her five mins from now if she'd let me.
mlo_7 23rd-May-2012 10:53 pm (UTC)
Almost thereeee



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hysteric_23 23rd-May-2012 10:55 pm (UTC)
This will be the first time I'm here for the post maxing out
mlo_7 23rd-May-2012 11:00 pm (UTC)
Same! I want to be here for it so I'm on my phone lolll
hysteric_23 23rd-May-2012 10:54 pm (UTC)
creative_candy 23rd-May-2012 10:54 pm (UTC)
hysteric_23 23rd-May-2012 10:54 pm (UTC)
creative_candy 23rd-May-2012 10:54 pm (UTC)
tsuki_yagami 23rd-May-2012 10:54 pm (UTC)
megedeborch 23rd-May-2012 10:56 pm (UTC)
HOT
creative_candy 23rd-May-2012 10:57 pm (UTC)


dirtylook 23rd-May-2012 10:55 pm (UTC)
megedeborch 23rd-May-2012 10:55 pm (UTC)
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yurasama_love 23rd-May-2012 10:57 pm (UTC)
This is why Loki tries to set you on fire, Volstagg.
tsuki_yagami 23rd-May-2012 10:59 pm (UTC)
lol can't blame him
creative_candy 23rd-May-2012 10:58 pm (UTC)
feels ;___;
aceworthy 23rd-May-2012 10:55 pm (UTC)
ARGH. EFF THIS. I WILL FOREVER BE PRESSED AND TICKED THAT I GOT SO EFFING CLOSE TO THE END AND I GOTTA GO.

I REALLY TRIED THIS TIME TO PUSH ALL THE WAY FROM PAGE 1 AND NOW I FEEL TOTALLY USELESS. SO MANY EMOTIONS THAT CANNOT BE EXPRESSED.

I just wanted to see the end. Creys. Carry on for me. I'll gladly look through the rest of the post proud of my bbs.

Goodbye everyone!
yurasama_love 23rd-May-2012 11:00 pm (UTC)
BLESS YOUR EFFORTS.
You are necessary to the post.
WE CARRY ON IN YOUR NAME
chibi_hime 23rd-May-2012 11:02 pm (UTC)
Have fun! See you in the next post!
tsuki_yagami 23rd-May-2012 11:02 pm (UTC)
You did a great job!
We'll keep posting for you too
hysteric_23 23rd-May-2012 10:56 pm (UTC)
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