Avengers film rakes in the cash

(File image) Actress Scarlett Johansson resumes her role as Black Widow in The Avengers, which is making waves at the North American box office.

(File image) Actress Scarlett Johansson resumes her role as Black Widow in The Avengers, which is making waves at the North American box office.

Published May 8, 2012

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Los Angeles - The superhero movie The Avengers flexed its muscle a bit more on Monday, pushing its total debut weekend box office revenues to a new record $207.4-million in the United States and Canada from about $200.3-million one day earlier.

The film featuring several Marvel comic book characters including Captain America, Black Widow and Thor shattered the previous US and Canadian opening weekend record of $169.2-million by Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2 set last year.

The Walt Disney Company said the movie, which opened in US and Canadian theatres on Friday, has now amassed global total ticket sales of $654.8-million in just 12 days when adding in international receipts. - Reuters

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