The Avengers is a Joss Whedon feature film based on the Marvel comics. The film is a sequel to such creations of cinema as "Iron Man", "The Incredible Hulk", "Iron Man 2", "Thor" and "The First Avenger". The fictional Marvel universe was so fond of the audience that the 2012 release of "The Avengers" was well received by the public.
The Avengers movie tells the story of how the Scandinavian god Loki makes a deal with an alien race. Under the terms of the treaty, the aliens provide Loki with an army to capture humanity in exchange for the thessaract, an inexhaustible source of energy. Superheroes come out to fight the threat - Iron Man Tony Stark, Captain America, Hawkeye, Hulk and Black Widow. Also, Loki's half-brother, Thor, arrives on Earth to take the apostate to Asgard.
In addition to the characters themselves, who managed to fall in love with the audience, the film is also good for its cast. The filming was attended by Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston and many other celebrities, which also attracted public attention.
According to preliminary forecasts, taking into account the audience's interest in the previous parts, as well as the number of tickets ordered online, the fees for the first days of the film's rental were supposed to reach $ 125 million, then this figure was raised to $ 150 million. In reality, the success of the cinematic work exceeded all expectations … The film became more popular than the films "The Dark Knight" and "The Hunger Games", which gained record sums in the first three days of release.
In terms of the number of box office receipts for the second and third weekends, the Avengers failed to overtake only Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. And the number of advance tickets ordered via the Internet exceeded their number for the films "Thor", "The First Avenger" and "Iron Man 2" combined.
In the list of the highest-grossing films of all time, "The Avengers" took an honorable third place. Ahead of them are only "Avatar" and all the same "Harry Potter".
On the territory of the CIS, as well as throughout the world, the release of "The Avengers" was eagerly awaited. The tape is the leader in the Russian film distribution, and by June 23, more than $ 40,000 had already been earned in the Russian Federation alone.
