"The Avengers" will hit $1 billion in global box office Sunday, in its 19th day of release.
The Marvel superhero mashup took in another $103.2 million from 4,349 U.S. locations over the weekend, the best-ever second week and the first time a film has broken $100 million in a second frame. The box-office bounty provided by "The Avengers" resonated up to the boardroom.
“It’s a fantastic movie and an extraordinary franchise that will continue with more great stories and compelling characters for years to come,” Robert Iger, Disney’s Chairman and CEO, said in a statement released Sunday morning.
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Combined with its unprecedented $207.4