'Avengers' ups dollar power with $207.4M opening Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 04:28 p.m., Monday, May 7, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Avengers" has extended its box-office superpowers with a record $207.4 million opening weekend domestically, an even bigger start than originally projected. Final figures from distributor Disney on Monday put the film's debut $7.1 million higher than the studio had estimated a day earlier. With a superstar cast, great reviews and glowing word of mouth from fans, "The Avengers" bounded past the previous record of $169.2 million set by last year's "Harry Potter" finale. The film drew in comic-book fans and general audiences alike, with the audience evenly split between those over and under 25, according to Disney. Teens packed theaters, couples came to see it as a date movie and parents with children made it a family outing. People thought, wow, a blockbuster film should do $100 million in its whole run, not just opening weekend, said Paul Dergarabedian, analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com. The Avengers leaped beyond the Potter finale with a long, shrewd buildup by Marvel Studios, which had tucked teasers for its eventual superhero ensemble tale into solo films such as Iron Man, ''Thor and Captain America for years. Directed by Joss Whedon, who has been reading "The Avengers" comics since he was a boy, the film features Robert Downey Jr.
'avengers' Ups Dollar Power With $207.4m Opening
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