Avengers' is continuing to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival `Battleship' and other new releases to top the weekend box office yet again.
With 55.1 million dollars domestically, Disney's superhero sensation remained number 1 for a third-straight weekend and took in more than the three big newcomers combined.
Overseas, `The Avengers' added an additional 56 million dollars.
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The film is approaching the 1.2-billion-dollar mark worldwide, totalling 457.1-million-dollar domestically and 723.3-million-dollar internationally.
"`The Avengers' is dominating the marketplace so profoundly that the newcomers are having a tough time breaking in now," the New York Post quoted Paul Dergarabedian, analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood. com, as saying.
Universal's `Battleship' opened a distant number 2 with 25.4 million dollars domestically, well below industry expectations.
But the board-game adaptation starring Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch and Rihanna already has grossed 226.8 million dollars overseas since launching in April, giving it a worldwide total of 252.1 million dollars.
"I would be glad to be No. 2 if we opened to a better number. But given the presence of an absolute juggernaut in the marketplace, there's nothing you can do," Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal, said.
"Not to have a shot at being No. 1 this weekend is disappointing. But it's a challenge with `Avengers' out there," Rocco said.
Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy `The Dictator', in which he plays a tyrannical third-world leader, debuted in third-place with 17.4 million dollars for the weekend. Since opening Wednesday, theParamount release has taken in 24.5 million dollars.
`The Dictator' opened with 30.3 million dollars in 29 overseas markets, giving it a worldwide haul of 54.8 million dollars.
Paramount executives said they were happy with that start, but even a movie aiming for laughs had some trouble making in-roads against `The Avengers'.
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's vampire romp `Dark Shadows', which opened in second-place a week earlier, slipped to number 4 with 12.8 million dollars.
The Warner Bros. release lifted its domestic total to 50.9 million dollars, a weak result compared to the previous Depp-Burton blockbusters `Alice in Wonderland' and `Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'.
Lionsgate's pregnancy comedy `What to Expect When You're Expecting', featuring Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez, rounded off the top five with 10.5 million dollars.
The top 5 movies at the weekend box office were:
The Avengers - 55.1 million dollars Battleship - 25.4 million dollars The Dictator - 17.4 million dollars Dark Shadows - 12.8 million dollars What to Expect When You're Expecting - 10.5 million dollars*(ANI)
With 55.1 million dollars domestically, Disney's superhero sensation remained number 1 for a third-straight weekend and took in more than the three big newcomers combined.
Overseas, `The Avengers' added an additional 56 million dollars.
The film is approaching the 1.2-billion-dollar mark worldwide, totalling 457.1-million-dollar domestically and 723.3-million-dollar internationally.
"`The Avengers' is dominating the marketplace so profoundly that the newcomers are having a tough time breaking in now," the New York Post quoted Paul Dergarabedian, analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood. com, as saying.
Universal's `Battleship' opened a distant number 2 with 25.4 million dollars domestically, well below industry expectations.
But the board-game adaptation starring Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch and Rihanna already has grossed 226.8 million dollars overseas since launching in April, giving it a worldwide total of 252.1 million dollars.
"I would be glad to be No. 2 if we opened to a better number. But given the presence of an absolute juggernaut in the marketplace, there's nothing you can do," Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal, said.
"Not to have a shot at being No. 1 this weekend is disappointing. But it's a challenge with `Avengers' out there," Rocco said.
Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy `The Dictator', in which he plays a tyrannical third-world leader, debuted in third-place with 17.4 million dollars for the weekend. Since opening Wednesday, theParamount release has taken in 24.5 million dollars.
`The Dictator' opened with 30.3 million dollars in 29 overseas markets, giving it a worldwide haul of 54.8 million dollars.
Paramount executives said they were happy with that start, but even a movie aiming for laughs had some trouble making in-roads against `The Avengers'.
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's vampire romp `Dark Shadows', which opened in second-place a week earlier, slipped to number 4 with 12.8 million dollars.
The Warner Bros. release lifted its domestic total to 50.9 million dollars, a weak result compared to the previous Depp-Burton blockbusters `Alice in Wonderland' and `Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'.
Lionsgate's pregnancy comedy `What to Expect When You're Expecting', featuring Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez, rounded off the top five with 10.5 million dollars.
The top 5 movies at the weekend box office were:
The Avengers - 55.1 million dollars Battleship - 25.4 million dollars The Dictator - 17.4 million dollars Dark Shadows - 12.8 million dollars What to Expect When You're Expecting - 10.5 million dollars*(ANI)
