11:04 am - 05/20/2012
“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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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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There's a major movie/franchise release every week straight through July, starting with MIB next weekend.
So basically everything is going to tank.
Prometheus, Snow White, and two major animated movies come out in the three weeks immediately followings its release. Those, and about 15 other movies with various release sizes.
Throw in a shitty Adam Sandler movie, some horror films, and everything is just going to be one great big clusterfuck.
you know how to draw me into a post, op!
I have a new love for tom hiddleston btw its like it grew overnight
Annd I also went to see dark shadows WHAT A PIECE OF SHIT
At one point I took out my phone and went on ontd lol
I was tempted to walkout but I had already paid to see it
Its so long and boring and the characters are all meh
tho lbr tony would make something like this and watch it before before sleeping
SO MUCH
I have no interest in MIB3, TDKR, or Spiderman
I'm somewhat looking forward to SWATH, Prometheus, Ted, Total Recall, and Brave
I'll check out Chernobyl Diaries because I'm a sucker for horror
But I think the next movie I'm actually excited for is Bourne Legacy. And then probably the Hobbit but that's not until December.
Have we talked about Loki's insane ability to grow hair? Because it grew like 8 inches in a few days.
Remember, Tony built Stark Tower between those films and The Avengers.