Blockbuster Superhero Showdown

	The Avengers	The Dark Knight	Spider-Man	The Dark Knight Rises	Avengers: Age of Ultron
Release Summary
Genre	3D Comic Book Adaptation IMAX Adventure Superhero Alien Invasion	Adventure IMAX Comic Book Adaptation Superhero	Comic Book Adaptation Origin Story Superhero Adventure	Comic Book Adaptation IMAX Superhero Thriller	Robot Comic Book Adaptation Superhero Adventure IMAX 3D
Distributor	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures	Warner Bros.	Sony Pictures Releasing	Warner Bros.	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release Date	May 4, 2012	Jul 18, 2008	May 3, 2002	Jul 20, 2012	May 1, 2015
Gross To Date	$623,357,910	$533,345,358	$403,706,375	$448,139,099	$459,005,868
Production Budget	$220,000,000	$185,000,000	$139,000,000	$250,000,000	$250,000,000
Running Time	2 hr 23 min	2 hr 32 min	2 hr 1 min	2 hr 44 min	2 hr 21 min
MPA Rating	PG-13	PG-13	PG-13	PG-13	PG-13
Domestic Summary
Total Gross	$623,357,910	$533,345,358	$403,706,375	$448,139,099	$459,005,868
Opening Weekend	$207,438,708	$158,411,483	$114,844,116	$160,887,295	$191,271,109
Opening % of Total	33.3%	29.7%	28.4%	35.9%	41.7%
Widest Release	4,349	4,366	3,876	4,404	4,276
Close Date	Oct 4, 2012	Mar 5, 2009	Aug 18, 2002	Dec 13, 2012	Oct 8, 2015
In Release	242 days / 34 weeks	532 days / 76 weeks	243 days / 34 weeks	168 days / 24 weeks	245 days / 35 weeks
Weekends at #1	3	4	2	3	2
Weekends in Top 10	9	10	8	8	9
Worldwide Summary
Worldwide Gross	$1,518,812,988	$1,003,845,358	$821,708,551	$1,084,939,099	$1,402,805,868
Foreign Gross	$895,455,078	$470,500,000	$418,002,176	$636,800,000	$943,800,000
Foreign % of Worldwide	59%	46.9%	50.9%	58.7%	67.3%
Domestic Gross	$623,357,910	$533,345,358	$403,706,375	$448,139,099	$459,005,868
Domestic % of Worldwide	41%	53.1%	49.1%	41.3%	32.7%