Women bought 40 percent of all tickets to ‘The Avengers.’ The action movie beat ‘Harry Potter’ in setting a first weekend box office record with $200 million in ticket sales.
By Lisa Richwine and Ronald Grover
The Avengers”proved that five superheroes are better than one by bursting into Hollywood’s record books with a massive $200.3 million in ticket sales over its opening weekend in US and Canadian theaters, kicking off Hollywood’s summer movie season with a bang.
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