'Avengers' shoots higher overseas with $185.1M

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 17, 2012 file photo, from left, actors Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., and Mark Ruffalo, pose for photographers at a hotel during a photocall for the film "The Avengers" in Moscow, Russia. Billionaire genius Tony Stark had to learn to play well with others in ?The Avengers? after two ?Iron Man? films where he was the main attraction. So did Downey, though his path to superhero team player came without the fisticuffs and rivalries that Stark stumbles into with his fellow Avengers, who beat up on one another a bit before they figure out how to work as a group. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 17, 2012 file photo, from left, actors Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., and Mark Ruffalo, pose for photographers at a hotel during a photocall for the film "The Avengers" in Moscow, Russia. Billionaire genius Tony Stark had to learn to play well with others in ?The Avengers? after two ?Iron Man? films where he was the main attraction. So did Downey, though his path to superhero team player came without the fisticuffs and rivalries that Stark stumbles into with his fellow Avengers, who beat up on one another a bit before they figure out how to work as a group. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? "The Avengers" isn't playing yet on U.S. movie screens, but the superhero dream team already is a marvel at the worldwide box office.

Final figures from distributor Disney on Monday put the overseas haul for "The Avengers" at $185.1 million since it began opening in 39 markets last week.

That's nearly $7 million more than the studio had estimated Sunday.

Among the revenue highlights for "The Avengers" was $25.5 million in Great Britain, $19.8 million in Australia, $16.9 million in Mexico and $13.9 million in France.

Based on the Marvel Comics series, "The Avengers" cast includes Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Mark Ruffalo as the Incredible Hulk.

The film opens in U.S. theaters Friday.

Associated Press

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