Joss Whedon’s The Avengers shattered records by grossing $207 million on opening weekend.
Three straight weekends of domination. Not only did director Joss Whedon’s The Avengers obliterate opening-weekend box office records by grossing a ridiculous $207 million, it held strong in the second weekend by shattering another record with $103.2 million, then topped the charts for a third consecutive weekend. For perspective: James Cameron’s Avatar previously held the record after grossing $75.6 million on the second weekend.
But money can’t buy everything (or so they tell us), so what’s the real scoop with the latest Marvel blockbuster? Is it a true cinematic achievement, or are we all just that lame?
This week’s Throwdown: What’s the word on The Avengers, badass and worthy of the records or way over-hyped?
