The avengers box office

• Joss Whedons tentpole scores the biggest opening weekend in numerous Latin American markets and nabs the top opening ever for a superhero pic in the U.K.
(Hollywood Reporter)
• Sony Screen Gems Think Like a Man is the repeat box office champ domestically, but the news came from overseas. The Avengers flexed its muscles, opening at No. 1 in all 39 foreign markets and rolling up $178 million a week before its U.S.
(MSN)
• All of Hollywood's action over the weekend was overseas, where Walt Disney Studios released "The Avengers" in 39 markets and which compiles box-office data.
(New York Times Blogs)
• Dominic (Michael Ealy), Cedric (Kevin Hart), Bennett (Gary Owen), Michael (Terrence J), Zeke (Romany Malco), Jeremy (Jerry Ferrara) laugh it up in Think Like a Man. Think Like a Man did the unthinkable this weekend at the multiplex.
(New York Daily News)
• I think going to the movies will be the No. 1 priority next weekend but clearly was not the No. 1 priority this weekend, said Paul Dergarabedian, analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com.
(Minneapolis Star Tribune)
• LOS ANGELES — The superhero saga The Avengers is living up to its blockbuster buzz with $178.4 million in overseas ticket sales days before it opens in U.S. theaters.
(New York Post)
• The Avengers flexed its muscles overseas, opening at No. 1 in all 39 markets and rolling up $178 million. Also read: Think Like a Man Tops Quiet Weekend Box Office With $18M Joss Whedons superhero spectacular earned a whopping $24.
(TheWrap)
• Though "The Avengers" doesn't open in North America until May 4, it was released in 39 markets overseas, earning $178.4 million. Back at the domestic box office, "Think Like a Man," from Sony Corp.
(Wall Street Journal)
• The original Avengers, including Ant-Man and Wasp of humor to the smashing and crashing and scored more than $585 million at the worldwide box office. Its sequel, Iron Man 2 in 2010, earned nearly $624 million worldwide.
(Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• Disneys The Avengers opens on Friday, May 4 in North America, but has already opened huge with $178.4 million in 39 international territories.
(Hollywood.com)