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Captain America (Chris Evans) prepares for battle in “Marvel’s The Avengers.”
Just a day ago I wrote about “Mavel’s the Avengers” nearing the top 75 highest grossing US films of all time as it sat at #86. Clearly business has not lagged during the week as it’s reached #59 now with $257 million.
In doing so, it most recently topped:
#74 – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – $241 million
#73 – My Big Fat Greek Wedding – $241.4 million
#72 – Twister – $241.6 million
#71 – Raiders of the Lost Ark – $242.3 million
#70- Bruce Almighty – $242.5 million
69. Cars – $244.05 million
68. Toy Story 2 – $245 million
69. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – $249 million
68. Men in Black – $250 million
67. Night at the Museum – $250.8 million
66. Batman – $251.1 million [the first really major summer comic book blockbuster.]
65. Despicable Me – $251.5 million
64. The Hangover, Part 2 – $254.4 million
63. Monsters, Inc. – $255.8 million
62. The Blind Side – $255.9 million
61. I am Legend – $256 million [first trend here is that an action Will Smith movie is good for at least $250 million]
60. Star Trek (2009) – $257 million
This is all before Friday’s haul. At this point I’d safely estimate it to reach the top 20 all time by the end of this weekend as it has little real competition, headlined by Johnny Depp’s “Dark Shadows,” a film about a vampire — not exactly the kind of movie that mothers nationwide will be clamoring to see for Mother’s Day.
“The Avengers” buzz however has been so good however, that it could be the comic book movie that mothers may want to see just to figure out what all the fuss is about.
Here’s a look at the films “Avengers” will surpass in the next three days:
58. Jaws – $260 million
57. How the Grinch Stole Christmas – $260.03 million
56. The Incredibles – $261. 4 million
55. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – $261.9 million
54. Shrek – $267.6 million [this marks the sixth animated film at this level, which indicates the $250 million is the average for a good, but not great animated effort so they're a good investment for Disney, Pixar, etc.]
53. The Hangover – $277 million
52. Meet the Fockers – $279 million
51. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, part 1 – $281.2 million [wonder if they'll be any more of this franchise further up the list...]
50. The Matrix Reloaded – $281.4 million
49. Home Alone – $285 million
48. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – $288 million
47. Star Wars Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back – $290 million [my all-time favorite movie]
46. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – $291 million
45. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – $292 million
44. Inception – $292.5 million
43. Up – $292.9 million
42. The Sixth Sense – $293 million
41. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – $294 million [think Warner Bros. misses this franchise at all?]
40. New Moon – $296 million
39. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – $300 million
38. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – $301.9 million
37. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – $305 million
36. Independence Day – $306 million
35. Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi – $309.1 million
34. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End – $309.4 million
33. Star Wars: Episode II- Attack of the Clones – $310 million
10. Halle Berry saying that the James Bond franchise was the one she’s most proudest to be a part of despite only appearing in one Bond film compared to the three X-Men films she’s starred in and yet thinking she got it completely right.
