THE AVENGERS Takes $80.5M On Friday; Record Breaking $175M Expected For The Weekend

A $67M opening? Pfft. Turns out that figure was waaaay off. Joss Whedon's superhero ensemble has exceeded expectations with a $80M at the North American box office yesterday and is expected to gross a record breaking total of $175M by Monday.

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By Josh Wilding - 5/5/2012

Deadline reports that the total taken on Friday by Marvel's The Avengers is in actual fact $80.5M; not the previously reported estimation of between $65M and $67M. This includes the $18.1M taken at midnight showings and puts the film on track for a record breaking $175M total through Sunday. This falls slightly short of the past Friday record of $91M set by Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 but does mean that the Joss Whedon helmed Marvel Studios film will take the record for highest grossing opening weekend ever. It also guarantees that it will have surpassed $500M by Monday and that doesn't even take into account the fact it opens in China and Russia this weekend too. Currently, The Avengers has made $334.3M internationally and is on track for $575M worldwide.

Colossal $80.5M dom opening day FRI for #Avengers. Record $180M wknd possible. Insane! bit.ly/GWw1kT
— Gitesh Pandya (@giteshpandya) May 5, 2012

$30.3M intl FRI for #Avengers, intl cume up to $334.3M. Global total at $414.8M, will smash $500M today!
— Gitesh Pandya (@giteshpandya) May 5, 2012

Don't forget to check out my 5* review of Marvel's The Avengers by clicking HERE.

STARRING:

Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Ramanoff/Black Widow
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson
Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill
Tom Hiddleston as Loki

RELEASE DATE: Out Now!

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	WolvieCBM - 5/5/2012, 7:33 AM Login to report abuse OMG, OMG, OMG!!!! What???!!!!
	PaulRom - 5/5/2012, 7:39 AM Login to report abuse :O This is incredible.
	WolvieCBM - 5/5/2012, 7:40 AM Login to report abuse Not sure if the numbers will hold (I sure hope so), but if they do, that means it will break Potter's record. Anyway, it's a huge success no matter what.
	GiantNerd0720 - 5/5/2012, 7:43 AM Login to report abuse People that I know who aren't giant nerds like me are going nuts about this movie. I have to wait til Sunday. As Grif would say "[frick]ing sucks!".
	THORGodOfThunder - 5/5/2012, 7:51 AM Login to report abuse Awesome! This movie was incredible!!!!
	Priest - 5/5/2012, 7:57 AM Login to report abuse So, where's all the people that where talking crap about this movie? I can't wait to read how they rationalize the success of this movie.
	sKeemAn - 5/5/2012, 7:59 AM Login to report abuse Huge, Colossal, Gargantuan, That means sequel and Marvel continuing to make movies!!!
	RAWRG - 5/5/2012, 7:59 AM Login to report abuse just saw it in 2D last night and it was legen...wait for it...DARY!!! WE NEED A SEQUEL!!!!:)
	Priest - 5/5/2012, 8:02 AM Login to report abuse My personal opinion is that The Avengers IS the best comic book movie of all time. Someone needs to make a poll about it. I am sure it will win.
	genesis609 - 5/5/2012, 8:02 AM Login to report abuse marvel might have a case in getting back rights now.... lol
	Asterisk - 5/5/2012, 8:02 AM Login to report abuse Saw it last night, writing a review after I see it again tomorrow!
	namrepus27 - 5/5/2012, 8:04 AM Login to report abuse "Avengers Assemble!!" Hip! Hip! Hurray!
	n1ghtw1ng2832 - 5/5/2012, 8:04 AM Login to report abuse I love the part where Hulk smashes Loki around the ground and calls him a Puny God.The Look on Loki's face.... AWESOMENESS!
	GreendaleHumanBeing - 5/5/2012, 8:10 AM Login to report abuse The Avengers is in position to be the number 1 movie for the entire month of May. With solid word of mouth, James Cameron may no longer be owner of the top spot. Joss Whedon, whom some of you doubted during the hiring, has crafted a movie that for the first time in a long while feels truly heroic.
	GreyChaos13Zero - 5/5/2012, 8:10 AM Login to report abuse great news, tho I still gotta watch it. soon, I'm in no rush, waited four years, couple more days won't hurt! also, my city is flooded with the bootleg(haven't watched it), funny tho I heard it looks shitty! HaHa?)
	GreendaleHumanBeing - 5/5/2012, 8:11 AM Login to report abuse
	Necrophobos - 5/5/2012, 8:11 AM Login to report abuse Well, if 180 million is a possibility, then by next Sunday it is quite possible that this movie will have grossed upward of 350 million stateside alone. And if in just 10 days it reaches this number, imagine what it could do with the rest of it's remaining days. And 1 billion, from my point of view, is a lock at this moment. What I'm curious is if it can reach 1,5 billion. Now that would be something.
	GreyChaos13Zero - 5/5/2012, 8:12 AM Login to report abuse I should also add they said the movie is great tho?)
	AlSimmons - 5/5/2012, 8:12 AM Login to report abuse Saturday will probably make even more money. No school so people can catch the matinees.
	PantherX - 5/5/2012, 8:13 AM Login to report abuse I'm so happy right now! Gonna go see it again tonight!
	Sparrowsabre7 - 5/5/2012, 8:15 AM Login to report abuse I'm not really sure we should be surprised. Transformers 3 made silly money and that was very poorly reviewed. Still, great news for Marvel =) I wonder what kind of money TDKR will make though, that doesn't have the benefit of 3D ticket prices and they're also lacking the Joker angle. I hope it's successful though.
	gannicus - 5/5/2012, 8:17 AM Login to report abuse awesome movie it deserves to make money iam waiting for that DC fanboy on here to make a lame new list lol ah iam sure the dark knight rises will make a ton of money but this movie was awesome.
	pikachu - 5/5/2012, 8:18 AM Login to report abuse The movie owned! Hulk had some of the best scenes. Shouldnt be surprised @ this Marvel Movies tend to live up to the hype.
	SHO1138 - 5/5/2012, 8:21 AM Login to report abuse @ n1ghtw1ng2832 Thank you! I couldn't hear what he said because of the roar of the crowd. "Hulk... Smash" Still smiling can't wait for Monday when I see it again.
	95 - 5/5/2012, 8:21 AM Login to report abuse Well, I'm glad everyone else liked it.
	thunderforce - 5/5/2012, 8:26 AM Login to report abuse Does the 80.5 include the thursday night's 18.5 or not ?
	Linta - 5/5/2012, 8:27 AM Login to report abuse Kudos to Marvel Studios and to Joss Whedon
	moviesrawesome - 5/5/2012, 8:30 AM Login to report abuse The best part of this film and crucial to its financial success is how instantly re-watchable it is. I've seen it twice and want to see it again. Pretty much everyone I've spoken to about it that have seen it have either seen it multiple times or want to see it again. Incredible!
	valeriesghost - 5/5/2012, 8:32 AM Login to report abuse this is good news
	AverageJoe - 5/5/2012, 8:36 AM Login to report abuse @ DoubleD. I totally concur. This is an event. The audience's reaction was amazing. I'm going to take my wife, and our 14, 13, and 8 yr olds today. I know they are going to love it. I saw it yesterday by myself(so I didn't have any distractions) and can't wait to share it with them. Sounds weird I know, but it really is that good. Perfect? No, but damn close. I want it to come out on Blue Ray right now so I can watch it at home 24/7.
	avengingson - 5/5/2012, 8:39 AM Login to report abuse I'd like to keep it positive, in light of this excellent news. Nah, [frick] it. SUCK IT, HATERS!!! SUCK IIIIIITTT!!!
	MovieMaster - 5/5/2012, 8:41 AM Login to report abuse $30.3M intl FRI for #Avengers, intl cume up to $334.3M. Global total at $414.8M, will smash $500M today! — Gitesh Pandya (@giteshpandya) May 5, 2012 HOLY [frick]!
	Priest - 5/5/2012, 8:42 AM Login to report abuse @ Kes, That's a really good idea. A movie about a super-villain would be something different and interesting.
	Geeksiah - 5/5/2012, 8:46 AM Login to report abuse As a screenwriter with a superhero team script out making the rounds.. this is a very good day.. weekend for me.
	MadTitan - 5/5/2012, 8:49 AM Login to report abuse we just watch it again for the 3rd Time and it still rocks! bring it!
	Teo - 5/5/2012, 8:50 AM Login to report abuse Just watched the effin flick for the fourth time,going for the fifth next week. Even My girlfriend isn t tired of watching it!
	Name - 5/5/2012, 8:51 AM Login to report abuse Seen it twice may see it again next week. Its brilliant, this is the defintion of a comicbook on the big screen. An overlooked aspect is the movements of Cap. Though it was short, his jumping of cars and free running when he leaves black widow and hawkeye was thoroughly accurate. Thats what i've been waiting for, Cap showing his skills. So many unique moments in this film that elevate it beyond any superhero film before it. Joss whedon knows his heroes. Every hero had their moment and were portrayed spectacularly. So pleased with the gross and critical reception been a while since we've had a film with both in this genre.
	Name - 5/5/2012, 8:52 AM Login to report abuse not ovrlooked in the film, just in discussion i meant.
	JDUKE25 - 5/5/2012, 8:54 AM Login to report abuse That much money?
	Spidey91 - 5/5/2012, 8:54 AM Login to report abuse HULK SMASH PUNY B.O. PREDICTIONS! :P
	Lightsplasher - 5/5/2012, 8:56 AM Login to report abuse 384 millions $ for the total now ! Just incredible !
	bropous - 5/5/2012, 8:57 AM Login to report abuse I saw it yesterday, and was FLOORED. This is the gold standard of ALL comic book movies, bar none. Nothing compares to this, nothing at all. LOVED the after-credits scene! Can't believe no one's talking about it. Not the Thanos scene, the OTHER one completely after the credits. This really should be billed as "Iron Man III/Hulk II/Captain America II/ThorII/Avengers as this movie furthers the story lines of each film. Coulson was an LMD? Will a dead Coulson resurrect as Vision? The Other's statement "it would be to court Death herself" to Thanos the kick-off to his wooing Death herself? Loki's smackdown by Hulk, and then Hulk's sucker punch of Thor, AWESOME!!!!! And now that Ruffalo's Hulk stole the show, will Marvel green-light a follow-on solo Hulk movie? Marvel now has a cool billion headed for its coffers. Imagine what Marvel Films will do with that largesse! This was the movie event of a lifetime. We will NEVER see its like again, not in lead-up, anticipation, or sheer joy. We have all lived through the singular event for comic book fanboys. So, ladies and gentlemen, the big question is: What now? CAN Marvel top this? Quo Vadis, Marvel Films?
	Supes17 - 5/5/2012, 8:57 AM Login to report abuse THAT IS AMAZING O_o It'll be in the top 10 in NO time!
	marvel72 - 5/5/2012, 8:59 AM Login to report abuse i want the users of this site to show their faces that said this movie would flop & score a rotten tomatoes rating in the 80s. you know who you are.
	TheHitchhikingGhost - 5/5/2012, 9:01 AM Login to report abuse This is well-deserved icing on an already delicious cake. Crazy to think Whedon's only other movie made a grand total domestic pull of 25 million. In Whedon we trust.
	RogueMonk - 5/5/2012, 9:03 AM Login to report abuse BAM!
	figuresmaniac - 5/5/2012, 9:04 AM Login to report abuse Did a quick photoshop on how Coulson would look as the vision.
	Name - 5/5/2012, 9:10 AM Login to report abuse Figuresmaniac, thats sick. With my uni work i wish i had those photoshop skills.
	80sFace - 5/5/2012, 9:11 AM Login to report abuse This also means that people who didn't see the previous films, especially the non-Iron Man movies, are going to watch them -- they've all creeped up on Amazon's top 100 sellers. AND...because now EVERYONE is seeing The Avengers, they're going to want to continue with the next chapters of Cap and Thor. Iron Man will make $300M+, but now Thor and Cap are going to hit $200M+. And they'll green light a new Hulk film for 2015. Rocking good news.
	marvel72 - 5/5/2012, 9:23 AM Login to report abuse @ bagadoosh i said that the other day,have you ever read "thanos quest" where thanos gathers the infinity gems to construct the infinity gauntlet. now that would make an awesome thanos movie.
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