I'm sure we will get a press release soon (I'll update as soon as we do), but for now we have this tweet from the editor of BoxOfficeGuru.com. According to him, the latest full-length trailer for the Joss Whedon-directed comic book adaptation
The Avengers, has topped
The Dark Knight Rises trailer as the most viewed movie trailer on iTunes.
The Dark Knight Rises set a record back in December with 12.5 million views in 24 hours (previously held by
The Avengers), and now Marvel's
The Avengers is back on top, with big 13.7 million views.
UPDATE: BURBANK, Calif., March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Marvel Studios announced today that its new trailer for this summer's most highly anticipated movie, "Marvel's The Avengers," has been viewed over 13.7 million times in the first 24 hours of its debut, setting a new record for the most viewed trailer on iTunes ( http://www.apple.com/trailers ) and the iTunes Trailers app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
The new trailer, unveiled Wednesday, February 29, exclusively on iTunes, gives fans an exciting look at "Marvel's The Avengers"--an action adventure of a lifetime--based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series "The Avengers," first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since.
Starring Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Cobie Smulders,
The Avengers is set to hit theatres on May 4, 2012!