Number 3: The Avengers
Description:
The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It is the sixth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgard and Samuel L. Jackson. In the film, Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, and Thor to form a team that must stop Thor's adoptive brother Loki from taking over the Earth by the help of new other world enemies.
BoxOffice:
Budget: $220 million
Gross: $1,511,757,910 ( $1.5 billion)
The Avengers is the first Marvel production to generate $1 billion in ticket sales and is the highest grossing movie of 2012 and is one of the of Highest grossing movies of all time.
It was highly appreciated by critics and greatly recieved by audience. A sequel titled Marvel's The Avengers: Age of Ultron, is scheduled for release on May 1, 2015. The Avengers smashed records and set a plenty of new box office records (explained below)...
Break-out By Territory:
Pre-release audience tracking showed that interest for the film was "incredibly strong", with interest very high among men and strong among women. The tracking suggested that the film could gross over $125 million during its three-day opening weekend in North America, with online ticket pre-sales selling out. Further tracking suggested that the gross could exceed $150 million. The film tracked ahead of The Dark Knight and The Hunger Games, which held the record for the second and third best opening weekends behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.
The Avengers grossed $623,357,910 in North America and $888,400,000 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $1,511,757,910. It became the third highest-grossing film worldwide as well as highest-grossing 2012 film. It is the highest-grossing comic-book adaptation, the highest grossing superhero film and the highest-grossing film ever released by Disney. The film's worldwide opening of $392.5 million is the third largest.The Avengers also became the fifth film distributed by Disney and the twelfth film overall to earn more than $1 billion. It reached this milestone in 19 days, matching the record for speed previously set by Avatar and Deathly Hallows – Part 2.
Outside North America
The film became
the fourth-highest grossing film,
the highest-grossing Disney-distributed film,
the highest-grossing 2012 film
the highest-grossing superhero film.
It opened Wednesday, April 25, 2012, in 10 countries, earning $17.1 million. It was in first place at the box office outside North America for four consecutive weekends.
Records:
The film set opening-day records in New Zealand, Malaysia and Iceland, a single-day record in the Philippines, as well as both single- and opening-day records in Singapore and in Thailand. It also earned the second highest-grossing opening day in Australia ($6.2 million), behind Deathly Hallows – Part 2, in Mexico, in the Philippines and in Vietnam. It set opening-weekend records in many territories, including Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina (the latter overtaken by Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted),Peru and Central America (the last two overtaken by Ice Age: Continental Drift). It also earned the second largest five-day opening in Australia ($20.2 million).
In the UK, Ireland and Malta, the film earned £2.5 million ($4.1 million) on its opening day and £15.8 million ($25.7 million) during the weekend, setting an opening-weekend record for a superhero film. It became the market's highest-grossing superhero film, a record surpassed by The Dark Knight Rises during the same summer season.
The film became
the third highest-grossing film,
the highest-grossing 2012 film,
the highest grossing film distributed by Walt Disney Studios,
the highest-grossing superhero film and the highest-grossing film based on comics.It opened Friday, May 4, 2012, on around 11,800 screens across 4,349 theaters, and earned $80.8 million.
Plot:
Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. assembles a team of superhumans to save the planet from Loki and his army.
IMDb : 8.2 Review Full info on imdb Here
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