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But they were only 2 weeks apart in NA. BvS and Cap 3 are 6 weeks apart.

Bottom line: biggest Tuesday gross (even without midnights) and biggest non-weekend single day (even without midnights). The potential to cross $300M is there; I hope it becomes reality.

Nah, they're 6 weeks apart. Such a move would make thwm look very bad.

Is that for the whole day or as of a specific time? Update: Ignore this question. Was a mistake.

So I guess since it's a work day, most people r going to the later shows so the 120M figure should at least double?

Iron Man 3 opened on May 1.

English-speaking world performs well on comedies but other parts of the world don't.

When do we get midnight actuals?

"a bit"

If Disney released Dead Man's Chest in China, it wouldn't count as a re-release (DMC was never released there) and it could definitely earn $100M or more.

How can that be? It's not even midnight yet in Beijing.

Wait what? Is that an estimate or a prediction?

It's so sad that presales are so high (2nd best ever) yet the atmosphere on the thread is as if the film is having an average performance.

It's quite hard. I'd say most likely $400M+ but don't how much higher.

Just so that the mourning is relieved a bit, AoU is still leading Avengers in local currencies by 20%. That is not a number to ignore. Yes, the exchange rates, and thus profits, are low, but it indicates that these films remain immensely, and increasingly, popular around the world. Footnote #1: on the other hand, admissions and ticket sales in North America will fall about 30% compared to the first one, if not more. Footnote #2: With China coming, the lead of AoU in local currnecy can only increase and maybe ultimately compensate for the bigger decrease in North American sales (although when that is converted to dollars it admittedly might not be enough).

If Aou doesn't make $300M in China, Furious 7 will probably win worldwide.

Furious 7's run in China is (finally) ending tomorrow and Japan's Golden Week is over so we can hope that its earnings will drop significantly from now on, preventing it from exceeding $1.150B overseas.

Whoa, calm down. No one said Furious 7 won. It's still got China and Japan. I agree that odds are increasing though.

From bad to worse: Avengers at $875M by Sunday.

By the way, this an EXTREMELY important list required to analyse a movie's success. otherwise the analysis becomes skewed.

Alice in Wonderland made $33M in China. You need to subtract that. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-boxoffice-tops-700-mil-25778

Please tell me they meant Wednesday...

Look, I've chosen to be negative cuz at this point stuff could lean towards either side. If the weekend or China's debut offer any positive indications for the film's trajectory, I'll be the first to celebrate. As for the domestic vs international, people discuss global results here too.

That estimate was according to Deadline. THR has it at $18.7M (an hour later). Even better.

I think by Sunday, AoU will be around $900M ($310M in NA, $590M elsewhere). Massive disappointment considering Avengers had crossed $1B by that point but hopefully China will make up for it.