We were sent this over late last week about how the latests Avengers film, Age of Ultron, has become the most successful Disney film’s opening week. This would be in unadjusted pounds
Marvel’s AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON continues its phenomenal run at the UK box office taking an incredible £22.5 million in just one week, setting a new record for the studio as the highest-grossing Disney seven day opening of all time.
The film has already dominated the UK box office since its release last Thursday, delivering a bigger opening weekend than any other film in 2015 and entering the record books as the biggest ever April opening. Marvel’s AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON not only recorded the highest-grossing opening weekend for a Marvel title, but the all-time biggest opening for a superhero movie.
Last Saturday alone, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON garnered an astounding £6.18million as it set records as not only the biggest single day for a Marvel or Disney film ever, but also the biggest ever single day for a superhero movie. The film opens in the US today [ 1May2015 ].
Written and directed by Joss Whedon and produced by Kevin Feige, Marvel’s AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON is the latest superhero offering from Marvel Studios and looks on course to out-perform 2012’s blockbuster success AVENGERS ASSEMBLE, which took a mighty £51.9million at the UK box office in 2012.
When Tony Stark jumpstarts a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as they battle to save the planet from destruction at the hands of the villainous Ultron.
Fighting in UK cinemas now
