Disney and Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is heading for box office history with an $84.5 million opening day in U.S — the second biggest domestic launch ever — and enough to match the $207.4 million opening weekend record for 2012’s “The Avengers.”
Friday’s first-day number for “Age of Ultron” trails only the $91 million opening-day record set in July 2011 by Warner Bros.’ “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” But it is well ahead of the $80.8 million opening day of “Avengers” three years ago.
“Ultron” is looking at a range of $200 million to $210 million for its opening weekend — even with the sports distractions of the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight, the Kentucky Derby and the NBA playoffs. If it doesn’t break “The Avengers” record, it will still finish far ahead of the launch weekend for Disney-Marvel’s “Iron Man 3,” currently the second-highest number with $174.1 million in May,...
Friday’s first-day number for “Age of Ultron” trails only the $91 million opening-day record set in July 2011 by Warner Bros.’ “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” But it is well ahead of the $80.8 million opening day of “Avengers” three years ago.
“Ultron” is looking at a range of $200 million to $210 million for its opening weekend — even with the sports distractions of the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight, the Kentucky Derby and the NBA playoffs. If it doesn’t break “The Avengers” record, it will still finish far ahead of the launch weekend for Disney-Marvel’s “Iron Man 3,” currently the second-highest number with $174.1 million in May,...
- 5/2/2015
- by Dave McNary
- Variety - Film News
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