UPDATE: Disney has confirmed that Marvel's The Avengers made $56.8M yesterday, taking its total for the weekend up to roughly $207.1M, its foreign total to $447.4M and global to $654.5M.

STARRING:



Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man

Chris Hemsworth as Thor

Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye

Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Ramanoff/Black Widow

Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk

Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson

Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill

Tom Hiddleston as Loki



RELEASE DATE: Out Now!

Box office results aren't exactly exciting news. I mean, it's not like the debut of a new trailer or the reveal of a new piece of casting information. However, it's hard to deny that following the progress ofat the North American box office this weekend has been something of a thrill.With estimates having the film down as making anything from $150 million to $175 million, the Joss Whedon helmed superhero ensemble has exceeded expectations again and again. Following the announcement yesterday that the film would gross a record breaking $200.3M (although that was by no means a guarantee as it could have ended up falling slightly below that number) Deadline reveals that Disney ended up taking as much as $55 million on Sunday. This takes its weekend total to an amazing $205 million and its worldwide cume to somewhere around the $650 million mark.is now guaranteed to join the $1 billion club, but where on the list of all-time highest grossing films (find it HERE ) do you think it will end up? Can it beat?! Sound off with your thoughts in the usual place.