$1.2B WW for IM3 coming off just IM2, without the Avengers in between? No way! Can't believe people still don't believe that there is an Avengers effect. At $9 average ticket (reasonable with kids tickets and matinees pulling the average ticket price down and 3D pulling it up), Avengers would have sold about 168 million tickets WW. For a film with great reviews and great WOM, that will have a lasting impact on follow-ups.