"THE AVENGERS" SETS $200 MILLION DOMESTIC OPENING RECORD

Still from The Avengers

Opening in 4,349 theatres this weekend, Marvel's The Avengers made a whopping $80 million in its North American opening on Friday.  More impressively, it goes on to set the record for biggest domestic weekend ever for a Film, tallying a smashing $200 million (of which $15.5 is from Canada!) and surpassing last year's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Marvel's The Avengers now is the biggest opening for a Movie in 2012, besting the $152 million earned by The Hunger Games late March.  Above this, it also is a Critical Darling, earning 93% on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer. Easy Winner.

Coming in a distant second this weekend is Think Like a Man with $8 million in its third week of release, now earning a total $76.1 million in North America, just ahead of The Hunger Games which rises to third spot in its seventh week with $5.7 million.

The Lucky One continues to show a bit of resilience in fifth spot with $5.4 million in its third week, besting The Five-Year Engagement with $5.2 million, now earning $19.7 million total in its second week.

Safe slips to eighth spot this weekend with $2.7 million, while The Three Stooges rounds out the Top Ten with $1.8 million.

"THINK LIKE A MAN" DO"MAN"ATES THE BOX OFFICE AGAIN

Still from Think Like a Man

For the second straight week Think Like a Man is wearing the pants at the Box Office. After debuting on-top last weekend, the Comedy from Sony Screen Gems reaches number one with $18 million, now earning a total of stellar $60.7 million.

 

Pirates! Band of Misfits 3-D out-of-nowhere opens in second for Sony Pictures with $11.4 million to v. positive reviews (88% on the Tomatometer) on a weekend lacking in Family options

The Lucky One  finds itself at number three in its second week of release for Warner Bros. The Romance earned $11.3 million this weekend, placing it ahead of The Hunger Games in its sixth week of release, in fourth spot with $11.2 million, now earning over $372 million domestically.

Universal Pictures' The Five-Year Engagement, which despite looking promising, opens below expectations in fifth with just $11.2 million. The Rom-Com has received overall positive reviews with a 64% rating on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer.


Jason Statham's latest Action Flick Safe opens in sixth spot with $7.7 million for Lionsgate Films (Alliance Films in Canada), ahead of another Film opening this weekend, The Raven with $7.2 million for Relativity Media (Alliance Films/VVS Films in Canada).

Cabin in the Woods rounds out the Top Ten this weekend with $4.5 million for Lionsgate Films.

ENTER TO WIN PASSES TO SEE "SAFE" IN TORONTO, OTTAWA, HALIFAX & WINNIPEG

Still from Safe

Exciting news!  You can now enter to win tickets to see SAFE in Toronto (4/25) and Halifax, Ottawa & Winnipeg (4/26), courtesy of Alliance Films & Mr. Will-W.:Pop Maven.

Action Megastar Jason Statham stars as Luke Wright, who must save a 12-year-old Chinese Girl Mei (Catherine Chan) - who holds a priceless numerical code - being pursued by the same New York City Gangsters who murdered his Wife.

To enter, click "like" on this Post at Mr. Will-W.:Pop Maven on Facebook and remember to leave a Comment with name of your City!  Your deadline is Sunday, April 22, 2012.

SAFE hits theatres Friday, April 27, 2012.

Watch its Trailer in full below: