The Avengers breaks box office record with $200M

Superhero movie The has broken the record for the biggest US opening weekend, taking $200 million, early figures show.

The previous best opening weekend was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which opened in July 2011 with $169 million.

Included in the top five of biggest openers are The Dark Knight and Spider-Man 3.

The Dark Knight, starring Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader, took $158 million in its opening weekend in 2008, while Spider-Man 3 took $151 million.

Both will once again be seen on screen during the summer.

Superhero movie The Avengers has broken the record for the biggest US opening weekend taking 200 million photo

Superhero movie The Avengers has broken the record for the biggest US opening weekend, taking $200 million

The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon, failed to beat the final Harry Potter’s first day takings record of $91 million but surpassed it over the following two days.

No other big films dared go up against it, with only the British film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel being released on the same day.

The Avengers has so far taken $641 million worldwide.

 

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