The God of Thunder, Thor, is not from this world (realm) and doesn't understand modern technology on Earth as well. [126], Scanline VFX completed the reveal shots of the Helicarrier, from the moment Black Widow and Captain America arrive on the carrier deck to the point where it lifts off. [120] Shawarma sales in Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Boston reportedly skyrocketed in the days following the film's release. Luma Pictures worked on shots featuring the Helicarrier's bridge and incorporated the graphic monitor displays that were developed by Cantina Creative. This is a comic book movie. The presentation featured footage from the film and appearances by the cast members. ): 'Avengers' Passes $550 Million", "Box office report: 'Avengers' smashes 2nd weekend record with $103.2M, passes $1 billion worldwide", "Weekend Report: 'Battleship' Drowns Under Weight of 'Avengers, "Biggest Opening Weekends at the Box Office", "Biggest Opening Weeks at the Box Office", "Top Grossing Movies in Their 2nd Weekend at the Box Office", "Box office by genre: Superhero Openings", "2012 Overseas Total Yearly Box Office Results", "Marvel's 'The Avengers' Breaking Records Overseas After Today's Early Release", "Marvel's 'The Avengers' Amasses $73.1M Overseas: Continues Breaking Box Office Records", "Around-the-World Roundup: 'The Avengers' Assemble $185.1 Million Overseas Debut", "Foreign Box Office: 'The Avengers' Dominates Overseas, Grossing More Than $440 Million In 12 Days", "Foreign Box Office: 'The Avengers' Continues To Mop Up Overseas, Grossing Nearly $630 Million", "Foreign Box Office: 'Avengers' Hits $720 Million Overseas, Tops 'Dark Shadows,' 'Dictator, "Box Office Report: 'Avengers' Makes First Strike Overseas, Breaks Records", "Box Office Report: 'Avengers' Smashes Records With $178.4 Mil Foreign Debut", "UPDATED: International Box Office: 'Madagascar 3' Sets Records", "Foreign Box Office: 'The Avengers' Conquers Overseas; Sets Opening Records in Latin America and Asia", "United Kingdom Box Office April 27–29, 2012", "Marvel's 'Avengers' torpedoes 'Battleship' at UK box office", "The Avengers crowned UK's number one superhero movie of all time", "Around-the-World Roundup: 'Expendables 2' Flexes Muscles Overseas", "Box Office Milestone: 'Ice Age 4' Becomes Top Fox Film in Latin America, No. [57] In the wake of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, Marvel negotiated with the Writers Guild of America to ensure that it could create films based on its comic book counterparts, including Captain America, Ant-Man and The Avengers. Tony Stark is still the same, playing with this high tech toys and inventing new technology. [50] Warren Kole has a brief role as a S.H.I.E.L.D. 2012: Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig – The Hunger Games Nick Fury is the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., an international peace-keeping agency. As a kid growing up, he was my favorite Marvel super hero. We wanted this to feel immersive and did not want a 'comic book look' that might distance an audience with the engagement of the film.

[251], Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter gave a positive review of the film, remarking, "It's clamorous, the save-the-world story is one everyone's seen time and again, and the characters have been around for more than half a century in 500 comic book issues. Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world. 2018: Gal Gadot vs. German soldiers – Wonder Woman base. "We're getting much better at making entirely computer-generated environments," Morrison explained, "but there is no substitute for starting with a real image and adding what you need. [192][193] The film's Friday gross included an $18.7 million midnight run, a record for a superhero film[194][195] Without midnight grosses, the film earned the largest opening-day gross ($62.1 million). [167] The film received an expanded one-week theatrical push for the 2012 U.S. Labor Day weekend, increasing the number of theaters from 123 to 1,700. And the technology has advanced so far in the past couple years." "[127], In November 2011, Marvel announced that Alan Silvestri, who scored Captain America: The First Avenger, would write and compose the score for The Avengers. The city's East 9th Street was chosen as a double for New York City's 42nd Street to be used in climactic battle scenes. Whedon was brought on board in April 2010 and rewrote the original screenplay by Zak Penn. He was a natural fit for this role. [175] It was released on April 2, 2013. Plus, check out how IMDb users have ranked the 19 MCU films to date. As a kid growing up, he was my favorite Marvel super hero. [182] The Avengers also became the fifth film distributed by Disney and the twelfth film overall to earn more than $1 billion. Once all of the actors were "locked in place the movie stayed on mission." [93], Casting reached its final stages the following year. 1998: Will Smith vs. Cockroach – Men in Black [45] In September 2009, Edward Norton, who played Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk stated that he was open to returning in the film.