Marvel's The Avengers
Domestic Total Gross: $623,357,910 Distributor: Buena Vista Release Date: May 4, 2012 Genre: Action / Adventure Runtime: 2 hrs. 22 min. MPAA Rating: PG-13 Production Budget: $220 million
Row Title (click to view) Studio Release Gross* / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date^ 1
X-Men
Fox
$157,299,717
3,112
$54,471,475
3,025
7/14/00
2
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BV
$305,413,918
3,416
$46,630,690
3,269
7/9/03
3
The Incredible Hulk
Uni.
$134,806,913
3,508
$55,414,050
3,505
6/13/08
4
Fantastic Four
Fox
$154,696,080
3,619
$56,061,504
3,602
7/8/05
5
Hulk
Uni.
$132,177,234
3,674
$62,128,420
3,660
6/20/03
6
X-Men: First Class
Fox
$146,408,305
3,692
$55,101,604
3,641
6/3/11
7
Battleship
Uni.
$65,422,625
3,702
$25,534,825
3,690
5/18/12
8
X-Men: The Last Stand
Fox
$234,362,462
3,714
$102,750,665
3,690
5/26/06
9
Captain America: The First Avenger
Par.
$176,654,505
3,715
$65,058,524
3,715
7/22/11
10
X2: X-Men United
Fox
$214,949,694
3,749
$85,558,731
3,741
5/2/03
11
Green Lantern
WB
$116,601,172
3,816
$53,174,303
3,816
6/17/11
12
Batman Begins
WB
$205,343,774
3,858
$48,745,440
3,858
6/15/05
13
Star Trek Into Darkness
Par.
$84,091,000
3,868
$70,555,000
3,868
5/16/13
14
Spider-Man
Sony
$403,706,375
3,876
$114,844,116
3,615
5/3/02
15
Thor
Par.
$181,030,624
3,963
$65,723,338
3,955
5/6/11
16
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fox
$131,921,738
3,963
$58,051,684
3,959
6/15/07
17
Transformers
P/DW
$319,246,193
4,050
$70,502,384
4,011
7/3/07
18
Star Trek
Par.
$257,730,019
4,053
$75,204,289
3,849
5/8/09
19
Superman Returns
WB
$200,081,192
4,065
$52,535,096
4,065
6/28/06
20
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
P/DW
$352,390,543
4,088
$97,852,865
4,088
6/29/11
21
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Fox
$179,883,157
4,102
$85,058,003
4,099
5/1/09
22
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
BV
$423,315,812
4,133
$135,634,554
4,133
7/7/06
23
Iron Man
Par.
$318,412,101
4,154
$98,618,668
4,105
5/2/08
24
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
BV
$241,071,802
4,164
$90,151,958
4,155
5/20/11
25
Spider-Man 2
Sony
$373,585,825
4,166
$88,156,227
4,152
6/30/04
26
Iron Man 3
BV
$337,073,000
4,253
$174,144,585
4,253
5/3/13
27
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
P/DW
$402,111,870
4,293
$108,966,307
4,234
6/24/09
28
The Amazing Spider-Man
Sony
$262,030,663
4,318
$62,004,688
4,318
7/3/12
29
Spider-Man 3
Sony
$336,530,303
4,324
$151,116,516
4,252
5/4/07
30
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
BV
$309,420,425
4,362
$114,732,820
4,362
5/25/07
31
The Dark Knight
WB
$533,345,358
4,366
$158,411,483
4,366
7/18/08
32
Iron Man 2
Par.
$312,433,331
4,390
$128,122,480
4,380
5/7/10
33
The Dark Knight Rises
WB
$448,139,099
4,404
$160,887,295
4,404
7/20/12
Averages: $256,111,722 3,968 $87,027,412 3,934
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