I wouldn't bet on that too much, except in that I think that The Avengers will also be more of a genesis movie, like the others.

It is to simply set up their beginnings - and then there will be more Avengers movies later, as well as more movies in each character line... and those will just keep getting more involved, I'd expect.

Marvel really is putting out the best comic book adaptation movies right now. The Fantastic Four movies were pretty bad .... along with the 1st Hulk ..... but the Ghost Rider, 2nd Hulk, Spider-Man series, Iron Man movies, Captain America, and Thor (especially) have all been very good.

Probably, to one degree or another, at least for the next decade. Almost every actor is very young with the lone exceptions being Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Downey, Jr. ... but both still have at LEAST 10 more years with their current looks to keep it rolling, which also buys time to set up a hand off to a next generation, if needed.

In 10 years, across what... 4 or 5 different franchises plus the Avengers label, they should easily be able to squeeze out almost another dozen movies total. Easily.

And as for keeping the same actors, they've already replaced Hulk - it was originally Ed Norton, Jr.

There is already Iron Man 3 coming and Hulk 2... I think Avengers 2 is already green lighted, as is Thor 2??
They're creating a monster

I really liked the 2007 Ghost Rider. I thought it was really well done, and faithful to the comic.

I didn't see the 2nd one.

I thought Daredevil was OK. I mean, what are you really going to do with a blind guy with no real super powers?

I enjoyed the first Ghost Rider. Haven't seen the 2nd, either.

DareDevil.... what do you expect with Ben Affleck? Seriously.

X-Men 3, Wolverine, Daredevil and Elektra were all pretty bad IMO.

Don't get me started on the Fantastic Four. I own every issue of the FF from 195 - 500. Someone bought me the DVD for my birthday and I have yet to even put it in my player because I saw it in the theaters and I refuse to watch it. Never even saw part 2.

Tomorrow night for me!





Hulk SMASH!!!!

to get a ticket at Alamo Drafthouse (dinner theater here in Austin), I had to wait until Sunday morning. Sunday Brunch while watching the Avengers sounds pretty good though

their having a Marvel marathon at the Cinema at Richmond then the premiere ..cant smell a ticket

I work with a lot of people in BA and I guess it was released there already (big holiday this past weekend).

This guy on my team, who is a big comic and Star Wars movie fan, said it was amazing. He said the Hulk was the best part. I guess they finally made him not look like Shrek.

...and I already asked, Scarlett Johansson leaves her clothes on.

I'd assume they would want to do the backstory of the 4 main characters, so

Hulk
Thor
Cap'n
Iron Man (likely the 1st)

But, if you cap that off with the Avengers, then that is close to 10hours of watching movies. I don't think I could do that.

looks good!

i have no idea what you just said. i don't talk during movies though (if that was what you are getting at)

J/C

Got a ticket for tonight. I'm hoping this is halfway decent.

No way can I sit through a packed house to see the opening night ...... but I think that this is one movie I will see before it's theatrical run ends.

aha! I knew that I just didn't get what you were saying.

no, I don't get out to movies enough or follow them closely enough to know about all of that. until now. thanks for the site.

Go see this movie. The ending could use a little work but it's a very good film. The characters each get times to shine. Joss Whedon did a phenomenal job with a film I thought wouldn't work.

You'll laugh, cheer, and maybe cry during this film.

I'll go once the crowds thin out a little.

I have to get up frequently if I am sitting, and bend, stretch, etc. Can't do that in a packed theater.

I may have to wait for weeks before I can go see it.

yeah - i really want to see it but no way I'll go this weekend... I'll wait until maybe next week or the week after and go see a matinee on a friday

just found this looking for something else in the news.
Pretty Cool & I know some of you guys will say "OH Man I wish..."

Just watched the trailers & I can't tell which one is DAD??

http://www.activedayton.com/movies-showt...et-1369273.html

j/c.anyone get to see it today??

Saw it....LOVED it!!! I would pay to see it again.

Saw it today. Really. Really good.

IMO the only way it could have been better would have been them being able to get Ed Norton to play Hulk again, I thunk Ruffalo did a GREAT job, I just have a mancrush on Norton...

*Spoiler* > Hulk grabbing Loki and smashing him repeatedly on the floor was possibly the funniest thing I've ever seen... That and the random shot to Thor after they both got through beating up bad guys... So much subtle Hulk comedy in this movie made it great.. < *Spoiler*

Man, did I LOVE this movie. Lived up to the hype, for sure. I also want to see it again. NOW. Unfortunately, I don't have the time. Blu Ray purchase for sure though.

I've seen a LOT of comic book flicks, but this one felt so much more ripped straight from the pages of a comic book. I was expecting all the great action, but it was the humor that surprised me. There were so many lines and scenes that had the whole theater rolling. I won't spoil anything.

Did anybody stick around til after the credits? I know there was an extra scene and what it showed, but had to split as soon as the movie ended. I'm going to search for it online . . .

Saw it last showing last night (er, and this morning, I guess). I have seen most of the movies from Stan Lee's stable; these were from myjunior high and high school days, so the echoes are loud and clear from my youth. I also did some comix collecting, trading, and selling until I sold it off . This movie puts the MARVEL in marvelous. Hard to spread enough action in for these heroes, and the humor is pretty good touches in several spots. Blu-ray fer shure. Get the big popcorn, it is a romp once it gets going.

Going to see it in a few hours!

Wow! Guess they're going to make their investment back ......

Something tells me we'll see a sequel .........

Box Office Shocker: 'Avengers' Opens to Record-Shattering $200.3 Million - The Hollywood Reporter
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bo...emsworth-320725

The Disney and Marvel Studios tentpole makes history in nabbing the biggest opening of all time in North America; globally "Avengers" has earned a massive $641.8 million in 12 days.

Joss Whedon's The Avengers has set a new bar in opening to a walloping $200.3 million at the domestic box office, the largest debut ever and kicking off summer 2012 in high style.

The 3D tentpole -- marking a major victory for Disney and Marvel Studios -- easily dethroned Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, which opened to $169.2 million last summer, then the largest number in history.

Avengers opened a week ago overseas, earning a whopping $441.5 million through Sunday. The pic's worldwide total of $641.8 million has already surpassed the lifetime totals of Captain America: The First Avenger ($364 million), Thor ($449 million), Iron Man ($585 million) and Iron Man 2 ($624 million).

The pic -- whiich assembles Marvel superhero characters Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) -- earned a glowing A+ CinemaScore.

Avengers is now positioned to reach $1 billion in global grosses in a much-needed win for Disney, which posted a $200 million loss after John Carter cratered at the box office earlier this year. It's also a validation of Marvel's strategy to build a franchise by turning out single titles -- Iron Man, Thor and Captain America -- and then bring the characters together.

Avengers also could reboot The Hulk film franchise.

Among other records, Avengers is the first film in history to cross $200 million in only three days of play at the domestic box office. It also scored the biggest Saturday gross of all time in earning $69.7 million.

"It's been a fantastic weekend on every single front," Disney executive vice president of distribution Dave Hollis said.

Hollis said the slim 13 percent drop from Friday to Saturday reflects great word of mouth, as well as the fact that all segments of the audience are turning out, including families. Roughly 52 percent saw it in 3D.

The tentpole played evenly in terms of age, with 50 percent of the audience under the the age of 25 and 50 percent over. Couples made up 55 percent, families 24 percent and teens 21 percent. Males represented 60 percent of the audience.

IMAX theaters reported record business, generating north of $15 million in ticket sales domestically to tie with Deathly Hallows Part 2 for the biggest opening weekend in the circuit's history. IMAX expects to finish the weekend with a worldwide cume of $31.2 million.
Avengers is the first Marvel title marketed and distributed by Disney since buying Marvel.

Paramount distributed Marvel's previous films and, in exchange for ending its output deal early with Marvel, will receive a mininum of $115 million in distribution fees for Avengers and next summer's Iron Man 3.

Avengers was the only wide release of the weekend. At the specialty box office, Fox Searchlight looked to counterprogram with The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which opened in 27 theaters in 12 markets. Marigold grossed $750,301 for a pleasing per location average of $27,789.

Fox Searchlight's Sheila DeLoach said the film -- which has already a stellar $72 million overseas -- succeeded in luring baby boomers, evidenced by sold out matinee and early evening shows. Marigold stars Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson.
For full box office results, see below.

Domestic box office, April May 4-6 Look at the drop off from 1 to 2

Title/Weeks in release/Theater count, Studio/Three-day weekend total/Cume

1. The Avengers, 1/4,349, Disney/Marvel Studios, $200.3 million.

2. Think Like a Man, 3/2,011, Sony, $8 million, $73 million.

3. The Hunger Games, 7/2,794, Lionsgate, $5.7 million, $380.7 million.

4. The Lucky One, 3/3,005, Warner Bros., $5.5 million, $40 million.

5. The Pirates! Band of Misfits, 2/3,358, Sony/Aardman, $5.4 million, $18.6 million.

6. The Five-Year Engagement, Universal, 2/2,941, $5.1 million, $19.3 million.

7. The Raven, 2/2,209, Relativity/Intrepid, $2.5 million, $12 million.

8. Safe, 2/2,271, Lionsgate/IM Global, $2.5 million, $12.9 million

9. Chimpanzee, 3/1,531, Disney, $2.4 million, $23 million.

10. The Three Stooges, 4/2,174, $1.8 million, $39.6 million.

Take out the 3D surcharge and I don't think this sets a record. Still, it is a very good film.

In fairness .. the economy sucks too.

I was amazed at the fact that the sales numbers dropped from $203 million to $8 million from 1st to 2nd places as much as anything. That's a Grand Canyon type drop there.

I loved it, aside from a few extra corny one liners from Downey Jr, it was awesome.

Loved Loki, and what they did with the Hulk was awesome.

I loved it as well. I don't remember one supervillain off the top of my head who played their role better than the actor who played Loki. I'll even include the Batman villains with that as well.

Well, maybe General Zod.

I seriously wanna go see it again on the IMAX. We just went regular screen on Saturday.

there are plenty of sites that have "adjusted" ticket sales which account for just that.

there are also more people, more theaters, and a worldwide greater reach of movies, so they still will be smashing those old records.

j/c

I did see Avengers yesterday, and it was really good. I mean there is only so much plot development you can do in a film like this one where there are so many players to feature, but I thought they did a pretty good job enveloping that into the feature spots.

and the Hulk finally returned. I liked the Ed Norton reboot, but it still lacked the pure hilarity of the slapstick moments that Hulk is supposed to provide. it was great that they added that element back in.

I never saw the Hulk as a comedic figure.

I always saw him more as an unrestrained child, who refuses to be told no, and who really has no idea of his own strength. He isn't afraid to take on a bully (the military and police who try to capture him) but quickly loses interest in them after he either smashes them, or leaves.

I always saw Banner as the controlled adult ..... afraid of what he could do and become, yet oddly enough, more destructive (the "Gamma Bomb") than his alter ego could ever be. I think that Banner was afraid of quite a lot in the world, including himself.

The Hulk just did whatever he wanted. He didn't worry about consequences. In many ways, the Gamma Bomb was Banner's attempt to not have to worry about consequences. of course, then he had to deal with the consequences in a manner he never imagined.