'The Avengers'
Disney’s “The Avengers” boasted the biggest second weekend in box office
history with a stunning $103.2 million, down a mild 50% from its debut
and bringing the 10 day cume for the Marvel Studios film to an
unprecedented $373.2 million domestic and $628.9 million
internationally. (See top ten weekend chart below.)
The Marvel film will pass the $1 billion worldwide mark May 13, its
19th day in release, the first Marvel and fifth Disney film (along with
"Pirates the Caribbean" franchise titles "Dead Man's Chest" and "On
Stranger Tides," "Alice in Wonderland," and "Toy Story 3") to pass that
global box office mark. It's the fastest film to reach $200 million
(three days) and $300 million (nine days).The only film opening in wide release this weekend was Warner Bros.’ highly anticipated “Dark Shadows,” the latest and eighth collaboration between director Tim Burton and star Johnny Depp. “Dark Shadows” debuted with an estimated $28.8 million from 3,755 locations to place second, which was on the low side of expectations as many observers thought the film would open between $30 million and $35 million. “Shadows” did receive a nice 12% bump from Friday to Saturday.
Thanks to the stellar hold of “Avengers” and the solid opening by “Dark Shadows,” the box office in North America overall was up a robust 54% from the comparable period a year ago. The total for all films this weekend is estimated to be around $172 million.
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