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The superhero saga "The Avengers" is living up to its blockbuster buzz with $178.4 million in overseas ticket sales days before it opens in U.S. theaters.

The floundering film was intended as a potential new franchise, one which would fuel merchandise sales, theme park attractions and lead to film sequels.The floundering film was intended as a potential new franchise, one which would fuel merchandise sales, theme park attractions and lead to film sequels.

The latest "Transformers" sequel might set some revenue records over Fourth of July weekend. "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" has $97.5 million in the bank at the domestic box office since opening Tuesday night. Distributor Paramount estimated Saturday that the movie could top the holiday weekend records held by "Spider-Man 2" and "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse."

Michael Bay's 3D sequel has earned $64.7 million in its first two days of release, putting it on track for a $165 million holiday weekend tally.

Warner Bros' "Green Lantern" lit up Friday night with $21.6 million. Whether the future looks bright for the franchise first, however, is hard to say.