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'John Maddens Lunchbox said:
To say this has done phenomenal box office business would be an understatement.

It is already the 55th highest grossing movie of all time Internationally

It just shat all over the domestic opening weekend record by getting 200 million

Rank Title (click to view) Studio Opening* % of Total Theaters Avg. Total Gross^ Date** 1 Marvel's The Avengers BV $200,300,000 100.0% 4,349 $46,057 $200,300,000 5/4/2012 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 WB $169,189,427 44.4% 4,375 $38,672 $381,011,219 7/15/2011 3 The Dark Knight WB $158,411,483 29.7% 4,366 $36,283 $533,345,358 7/18/2008 4 The Hunger Games LGF $152,535,747 40.1% 4,137 $36,871 $380,727,000 3/23/2012 5 Spider-Man 3 Sony $151,116,516 44.9% 4,252 $35,540 $336,530,303 5/4/2007
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Rocketing past early estimates, Marvel’s “The Avengers” opened this weekend to a record-shattering $200.3 million in North America, easily unseating “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” to become the largest domestic debut of all time. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, indeed.

The final installment of the “Harry Potter” franchise debuted last summer to $169.2 million, brushing by the $158.4 million record established three years earlier by “The Dark Knight.” Now both numbers seem almost paltry puny by comparison.
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I must say that I have seen the film 3 times already, twice in 2D and once in 3D.

The 3D adds very little

Great movie, well put together with all the "prequels", well paced, well acted and with real heart and soul.

Of course it's not perfect, but this movie will push and probably exceed 2billion internationally. Repeat viewings are very high and its done very well in its 2nd week internationally, with many major markets still to come.

The Hulk of course steals the show, but each of the majors has a prominent role.

If I'm gonna nitpick

When Coulsen bites it, the drama seemed overwrought. Nevermind that hundreds, if not thousands of others have died to that point.

The Hawkeye/Black Widow were weak links in the story, perhaps because we haven't seen as much back story on them, but I'm sure movies based on these guys would fare poorly.

How was Banner able to control the Hulk? WOuld have been great to get an explanation as it leaves the character with a dilemma for a new Hulk movie

The writing and Direction on Iron Man(s), Captain America and Thor have been superb so far. I have a hard time seeing how Iron Man 3, Thor 2 and Captain America 2 keep the anticipation for Avengers 2 at fever pitch.
On the bright side

The introduction of Thanos gives Avengers 2 a chance to make a run at Avatars box office, if the excellence continues.

The Hulk was absolutely killer. Throwing Loki around, surprise punching Thor and Ruffalo gave that character heart, life and a purpose that Bana and Norton didn't.

I enjoy Loki. I can see why others don't, but he is doomed to failure despite his intelligence, wit and cunning. That gives the character a kind of tragic pathos that makes you not hate him as much as you should. He was the perfect villain to bring on in Avengers, before the big guns I presume get unleashed in Aveners 2 & 3.
 
I read an interview with Whedon yesterday.

He stated that an additional 30 minutes will be added to the DVD/BluRay as an extended edition. He said the majority of the new material revolves around Captain America trying to assimilate into modern society. Hopefully there is a scene or two that helps explain some of the Hulk questions we have

 
'John Maddens Lunchbox said:
To say this has done phenomenal box office business would be an understatement.It is already the 55th highest grossing movie of all time InternationallyIt just shat all over the domestic opening weekend record by getting 200 million

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Rank Title (click to view) Studio Opening* % of Total Theaters Avg. Total Gross^ Date** 1 Marvel's The Avengers BV $200,300,000 100.0% 4,349 $46,057 $200,300,000 5/4/2012 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 WB $169,189,427 44.4% 4,375 $38,672 $381,011,219 7/15/2011 3 The Dark Knight WB $158,411,483 29.7% 4,366 $36,283 $533,345,358 7/18/2008 4 The Hunger Games LGF $152,535,747 40.1% 4,137 $36,871 $380,727,000 3/23/2012 5 Spider-Man 3 Sony $151,116,516 44.9% 4,252 $35,540 $336,530,303 5/4/2007
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Well it certainly helps that there are two versions released taking up multiple theaters. It was showing on 4 of 16 screens at my theater, I doubt any other movie has had that advantage.
 
Easily one of the most fun and enjoyable movies I've seen. I also agree with nearly retired that the second clip was simply brilliant. I didn't expect it. It was perfect. Simple yet elegant.

 
This was great - marginally loses out to the Dark Night for best super hero movie.

The biggest thing they got right was the "scale" in general. Action scenes in front of action scenes, etc.

Loki was disappointing - lacking some character in general. SLJ is horribly miscast.

The first clip after the movie was good - but I wish it was a different villain - I don't know how his story will differ from Loki. Maybe if they did an Infinity Gauntlet story.

I would have preferred something leading into a Masters of Evil story.

Most interesting is Ruffalo signed a contract for 5 movies - and at the time there was no plans to do a Hulk movie. So that was likely 2 Avengers sequels - and ? I am guessing he may be appearing in other movies.

 
Thinking about it a little more, a Masters of Evil preview that would have Crusher Creel, some woman to counter Black Widow and a leader role - maybe Zemo.

The 3 of them having just pulled a heist are watching the Avengers on the news. All is quiet and Zemo says, "We are going to need a little more firepower."

 
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'The Dude said:
This was great - marginally loses out to the Dark Night for best super hero movie.

The biggest thing they got right was the "scale" in general. Action scenes in front of action scenes, etc.

Loki was disappointing - lacking some character in general. SLJ is horribly miscast.

The first clip after the movie was good - but I wish it was a different villain - I don't know how his story will differ from Loki. Maybe if they did an Infinity Gauntlet story.

I would have preferred something leading into a Masters of Evil story.

Most interesting is Ruffalo signed a contract for 5 movies - and at the time there was no plans to do a Hulk movie. So that was likely 2 Avengers sequels - and ? I am guessing he may be appearing in other movies.
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This is sort of ironic, since this version of Nick Fury is based on the character from The Ultimates. When Mark Millar was reimagining the character for the Ultimate universe he basically lifted him directly from Samuel L. Jackson. I think they even asked permission to use his likeness in the book.

 
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'TylerRoseFan said:
Easily one of the most fun and enjoyable movies I've seen. I also agree with nearly retired that the second clip was simply brilliant. I didn't expect it. It was perfect. Simple yet elegant.
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Which after how much action we just saw in the whole movie was a perfect note to end on. And just gave one more smile to leave the theater with.
 
'Billy Bats said:
'John Maddens Lunchbox said:
To say this has done phenomenal box office business would be an understatement.It is already the 55th highest grossing movie of all time InternationallyIt just shat all over the domestic opening weekend record by getting 200 million

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Rank Title (click to view) Studio Opening* % of Total Theaters Avg. Total Gross^ Date** 1 Marvel's The Avengers BV $200,300,000 100.0% 4,349 $46,057 $200,300,000 5/4/2012 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 WB $169,189,427 44.4% 4,375 $38,672 $381,011,219 7/15/2011 3 The Dark Knight WB $158,411,483 29.7% 4,366 $36,283 $533,345,358 7/18/2008 4 The Hunger Games LGF $152,535,747 40.1% 4,137 $36,871 $380,727,000 3/23/2012 5 Spider-Man 3 Sony $151,116,516 44.9% 4,252 $35,540 $336,530,303 5/4/2007
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Well it certainly helps that there are two versions released taking up multiple theaters. It was showing on 4 of 16 screens at my theater, I doubt any other movie has had that advantage.
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There have been a ton of movies the last few years that have two different versions taking up multiple theaters.
 
'NewlyRetired said:
'Billy Bats said:
'John Maddens Lunchbox said:
To say this has done phenomenal box office business would be an understatement.It is already the 55th highest grossing movie of all time InternationallyIt just shat all over the domestic opening weekend record by getting 200 million

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Rank Title (click to view) Studio Opening* % of Total Theaters Avg. Total Gross^ Date** 1 Marvel's The Avengers BV $200,300,000 100.0% 4,349 $46,057 $200,300,000 5/4/2012 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 WB $169,189,427 44.4% 4,375 $38,672 $381,011,219 7/15/2011 3 The Dark Knight WB $158,411,483 29.7% 4,366 $36,283 $533,345,358 7/18/2008 4 The Hunger Games LGF $152,535,747 40.1% 4,137 $36,871 $380,727,000 3/23/2012 5 Spider-Man 3 Sony $151,116,516 44.9% 4,252 $35,540 $336,530,303 5/4/2007
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Well it certainly helps that there are two versions released taking up multiple theaters. It was showing on 4 of 16 screens at my theater, I doubt any other movie has had that advantage.
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There have been a ton of movies the last few years that have two different versions taking up multiple theaters.
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:yes: its called supply and demand ...happens with all the big blockbuster films
 
'gandalas said:
'Wu-banger said:
Both after credit scenes were a little let down...... But they had a tough act to follow a amazing movie.
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You must not be a comic book fam if the first one did not get you excited for seeing the big purple jawed guy next time around. Some of the best Marvel crossovers EVER involve that guy...
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Huge fan.... And psyched to see the character.... Just the delivery was lacking...they could of given us more.
 
'Mario Kart said:
Pleasantly surprised when I went tonight. I ended up seeing it in 3D cause I did not want to be there till eleven at night. A great character mix with each getting a decent amount of screen time. Whedon did a great job doing this movie.Why have Gweneth but no Portman? Rather see Portman. Hulk was well done and maybe the better character in this movie. Black Widow was well done and not sure if she needs a stand alone movie but Scarlett did a great job with her.Not sure of the back story of the new villain but do The Avengers only fight God like enemies? And, a cameo by Spider-Man would have been awesome to see. Maybe in a future one.
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Gwyneth in jean shorts :wub:
 
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Anyone who hasn't seen this yet, you can find it online for free. The quality, or lack thereof, makes it worth the money to go see. but its out there and not to hard to find if you're a cheapy.

 
'Tecumseh said:
'Mario Kart said:
Pleasantly surprised when I went tonight. I ended up seeing it in 3D cause I did not want to be there till eleven at night. A great character mix with each getting a decent amount of screen time. Whedon did a great job doing this movie.

Why have Gweneth but no Portman? Rather see Portman.

Hulk was well done and maybe the better character in this movie. Black Widow was well done and not sure if she needs a stand alone movie but Scarlett did a great job with her.

Not sure of the back story of the new villain but do The Avengers only fight God like enemies? And, a cameo by Spider-Man would have been awesome to see. Maybe in a future one.
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Gwyneth in jean shorts :wub:
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This was better
 
With the huge success of The Avengers others can't be far behind . . .

The Fantastic Four?

The Defenders?

what else we got out there?

 
'The Dude said:
Thinking about it a little more, a Masters of Evil preview that would have Crusher Creel, some woman to counter Black Widow and a leader role - maybe Zemo.The 3 of them having just pulled a heist are watching the Avengers on the news. All is quiet and Zemo says, "We are going to need a little more firepower."
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On a scale of 1-10, my level of disappointment had that been the bonus scene would've been around 1,000,000,000. It would've been the equivalent of Batman Begins ending with Gordon telling Batman there's a mysterious penguin shaped guy stirring up trouble in Gotham. Total letdown to not go with the #1 baddie in the 2nd movie.
 
It is so hard to avoid hearing things and staying totally in the dark about a movie that you know you aren't going to see until a couple of days later, but other then the trailer, I managed to pull it off and am so glad that i did. Totally blown away and the added bonus laughs during the movie had me in tears at a couple of spots.

 
'Tecumseh said:
'Mario Kart said:
Pleasantly surprised when I went tonight. I ended up seeing it in 3D cause I did not want to be there till eleven at night. A great character mix with each getting a decent amount of screen time. Whedon did a great job doing this movie.Why have Gweneth but no Portman? Rather see Portman. Hulk was well done and maybe the better character in this movie. Black Widow was well done and not sure if she needs a stand alone movie but Scarlett did a great job with her.Not sure of the back story of the new villain but do The Avengers only fight God like enemies? And, a cameo by Spider-Man would have been awesome to see. Maybe in a future one.
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Gwyneth in jean shorts :wub:
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OMG, finally someone who was actually watching the movie. HOTTEST CHICK IN THE MOVIE. And that includes the gorgeoous Johanson. IMHO :thumbup:
 
Great film. I have a six year old who is an expert in all things Avengers and I had the time of my life watching with him. It was a fun day. Lots of Avengers quotes being thrown around the home now. :lmao:

 
THANOS!!!! Loved the big purple guy's grin at the end. Although unlikely I wonder if they tie in the Infinity Gauntlet (even though he would be unstoppable). More likely is they tie in the Cosmic Cube.
 
'fsufan said:
'Arsenal of Doom said:
'AcerFC said:
My 5 year old daughter has shown some interest. Yes or No
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Two potential issues - Hulk may scare younger kids, and it's nearly a 2 1/2 hour run time.
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my brother's 3 year old loves superhero, he is taking him. i would be more worried about the length of the movie for young kids
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I took my 5 year old son. He loved it. He started to get a little bored during some down scenes "plot setting scenes", but when the action was going, he was glued to the screen. He absolutely loved. As soon as we got home he was in his room re-enacting the whole movie. BTW, he has seen all the other movies as well so he was prepared for what he saw. He knew all the characters already.
 
I could have stood to have a little more plot. And the final battle in New York was almost a carbon copy of the one in Transformers: DOTM.

So I have to say...I came away a bit disappointed. :shrug:

Great humor, though.

 
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In a word, awesome.

Loved when everyone was standing around Iron Man/Stark thinking he was dead, then Hulk yells and he jerks awake.

'Did we win?'

'Yeah'

'Yay'

:lmao:
 
'Frankbot said:
'The Dude said:
Thinking about it a little more, a Masters of Evil preview that would have Crusher Creel, some woman to counter Black Widow and a leader role - maybe Zemo.The 3 of them having just pulled a heist are watching the Avengers on the news. All is quiet and Zemo says, "We are going to need a little more firepower."
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On a scale of 1-10, my level of disappointment had that been the bonus scene would've been around 1,000,000,000. It would've been the equivalent of Batman Begins ending with Gordon telling Batman there's a mysterious penguin shaped guy stirring up trouble in Gotham. Total letdown to not go with the #1 baddie in the 2nd movie.
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Don't be hating, F-bot. Truth is you would have been geeked either way.My only qualm about using Thanos as the next baddie is that I don't know how the story is going to be different from Loki. God/Demi-God - his power level is off the boards for Cap, Hawkeye, Widow - so he will likely have to send in the cronies (like Loki) to do battle.And I do not know that I would refer to Thanos as #1. There's a reason he isn't used all that often in the comics - because they don't know who to develop the character. He's no Doctor Doom.I would have dug the Masters of Evil - throw in a vintage Power Man in that scene. You would have been stoked.Or how about this scene - introduce Hank Pym and the Wasp. Pym in adult form, Wasp in tiny form - and they are in the lab working on ...Ultron. That's the Avengers #1.
 
'Andy Dufresne said:
I could have stood to have a little more plot. And the final battle in New York was almost a carbon copy of the one in Transformers: DOTM. So I have to say...I came away a bit disappointed. :shrug:Great humor, though.
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Plot and the development of the bad guy are the two reasons I put this behind Dark Knight.
 
'ADP said:
'fsufan said:
'Arsenal of Doom said:
'AcerFC said:
My 5 year old daughter has shown some interest. Yes or No
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Two potential issues - Hulk may scare younger kids, and it's nearly a 2 1/2 hour run time.
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my brother's 3 year old loves superhero, he is taking him. i would be more worried about the length of the movie for young kids
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I took my 5 year old son. He loved it. He started to get a little bored during some down scenes "plot setting scenes", but when the action was going, he was glued to the screen. He absolutely loved. As soon as we got home he was in his room re-enacting the whole movie. BTW, he has seen all the other movies as well so he was prepared for what he saw. He knew all the characters already.
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Wife is not on board with taking our 5 year old. Is it kid friendly?
 
'Random said:
'ADP said:
'fsufan said:
'Arsenal of Doom said:
'AcerFC said:
My 5 year old daughter has shown some interest. Yes or No
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Two potential issues - Hulk may scare younger kids, and it's nearly a 2 1/2 hour run time.
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my brother's 3 year old loves superhero, he is taking him. i would be more worried about the length of the movie for young kids
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I took my 5 year old son. He loved it. He started to get a little bored during some down scenes "plot setting scenes", but when the action was going, he was glued to the screen. He absolutely loved. As soon as we got home he was in his room re-enacting the whole movie. BTW, he has seen all the other movies as well so he was prepared for what he saw. He knew all the characters already.
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Wife is not on board with taking our 5 year old. Is it kid friendly?
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here is the parents guide. This can help you decide for yourself. If he saw the movies that led to this, he would be fine IMO. If he didn't see those movies, watch those first and then decide.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/parentalguide
 
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'Usual21 said:
I was going to take my son, but after seeing it I decided against it. He's also 5.
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I looked around my theater Friday night (7:00pm showing) and thought I would see a lot of young kids but there were very few. Starting ages of kids seemed to be more in the 9-10 year old range and not many of those even.I don't see the rush personally. I loved watching the Star Wars series and the Lord of the Rings series and many others with my daughter once she was old enough to appreciate it all and watch things in the correct order and understand the back grounds etc.
 
'NewlyRetired said:
'Usual21 said:
I was going to take my son, but after seeing it I decided against it. He's also 5.
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I looked around my theater Friday night (7:00pm showing) and thought I would see a lot of young kids but there were very few. Starting ages of kids seemed to be more in the 9-10 year old range and not many of those even.I don't see the rush personally. I loved watching the Star Wars series and the Lord of the Rings series and many others with my daughter once she was old enough to appreciate it all and watch things in the correct order and understand the back grounds etc.
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:goodposting:
 
'The Dude said:
'Frankbot said:
'The Dude said:
Thinking about it a little more, a Masters of Evil preview that would have Crusher Creel, some woman to counter Black Widow and a leader role - maybe Zemo.The 3 of them having just pulled a heist are watching the Avengers on the news. All is quiet and Zemo says, "We are going to need a little more firepower."
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On a scale of 1-10, my level of disappointment had that been the bonus scene would've been around 1,000,000,000. It would've been the equivalent of Batman Begins ending with Gordon telling Batman there's a mysterious penguin shaped guy stirring up trouble in Gotham. Total letdown to not go with the #1 baddie in the 2nd movie.
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Don't be hating, F-bot. Truth is you would have been geeked either way.My only qualm about using Thanos as the next baddie is that I don't know how the story is going to be different from Loki. God/Demi-God - his power level is off the boards for Cap, Hawkeye, Widow - so he will likely have to send in the cronies (like Loki) to do battle.And I do not know that I would refer to Thanos as #1. There's a reason he isn't used all that often in the comics - because they don't know who to develop the character. He's no Doctor Doom.I would have dug the Masters of Evil - throw in a vintage Power Man in that scene. You would have been stoked.Or how about this scene - introduce Hank Pym and the Wasp. Pym in adult form, Wasp in tiny form - and they are in the lab working on ...Ultron. That's the Avengers #1.
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Total speculation, but I think they could have Thanos be the reason Stark and Pym (assuming they add him) develop Vision and Ultron. Then Ultron could be set up as the main baddie for a third. Major plot spoiler below
I love the idea of them bringing Clark Gregg (Phil Coulson) back as the Vision.
 
I have a 4 year old daughter. After seeing it, the only thing that would bother her is the time. It's too long for her to sit through.

 
I enjoyed it, all except for the audience clapping and making loud noises so others couldn't hear any dialogue, but other than that the movie seemed well done.

 
I like Loki as a villan. The Masters of Evil would be good, but I agree that they would not have hyped up the next movie as well as Thanos.

When I saw his back turned, my first thought was of Kang, the Conqueror. I could have seen that as the lead in for A2.

 
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