‘The Avengers’ tops weekend box office
Posted May 22, 2012 7:27 am.
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The Avengers was the highest-grossing movie at the box officer for the third weekend in a row, raking in US $55.6 million.
Since its release, the latest superhero movie from Marvel has made $557.7 million domestically and nearly $1.2 billion worldwide.
According to BoxOfficeMojo.com, Battleship was next in line at the weekend box office with a haul of $25.5 million. The movie – yes, it’s based on the board game – stars Alexander Skarsgård, Taylor Kitsch, Rihanna, and Brooklyn Decker.
The Dictator, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, was third, taking in $17.4 million.
