'Avengers Endgame' Breaks Box Office Records With Over $1.2 Billion In Opening Weekend

Marvels' Avengers Endgame isn't just chock full of super heroes on screen. The final chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was super-powered at the box office as well taking in a whopping $1.2 billion in ticket sales worldwide in its opening weekend.

The film banked $60 million on its first day in U.S. theaters this past Thursday.

For the weekend, the super-hero adventure film is estimated to rake in over $350 million in the U.S., which makes it the first movie to rack up over $300 million in an opening weekend.

The movie had the biggest Friday ever - with $156.7, as well as the biggest Saturday and Sunday, as well.

The fans weren't just hyped up for the nearly-three hour finale. Critics were bullish on the film as well, which accounts for Avengers Endgame rating a 96 on Rotten Tomatoes.

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First Trailer For 'Avengers: Endgame'

Marvel dropped the trailer for the upcoming Avengers: Endgame flick which lands in theaters April 24.

With half of the Avengers really gone after super-bad guy Thanos obliterated them with a snap of his fingers in the last installment, Chris Evans's Captain America (back to a clean-shaven twunk) leads the remaining heroes on a mission to bring everyone back from the dead.

Chris Evans in 'Avengers: Endgame'

I was digging Evans' beard, though...

Joining the good captain are Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), plus Nebula (Karen Gillian), Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper), Okoye (Danai Gurira), Ant Man (Paul Rudd), War Machine (Don Cheadle) and newly-minted Marvel box office champ, Brie Larson as Captain Marvel.

Watch the trailer below.

News Round-Up: December 8, 2018

Hubby Michael (C) turns 50! Whoohoo!

Some news items you might have missed:

• My apologies, dear readers, for the light posting of late. Currently in Mexico celebrating my hubby's 50th birthday :)

• A new study shows young black men are 16 times more likely to contract HIV than their young white gay peers.

• Woofy luger Chris Mazdzer's 'ice underwear tease' is totally worth the clicking over to kenneth-in-the-212 for.

Olympic luger Chris Mazdzer

• Choreographer Justin Peck worked with A-list actors like Julia Roberts to create a series of short dance films that turn everyday experience into moments of musical magic.

• Chief of staff John Kelly is expected to step down in the coming days, according to two administration officials says Politico.

• First trailer for Avengers: Endgame is here. "Part of the journey is the end."

Over 42 million views in a day.

• Meanwhile, back at Mantamar Beach Club in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and my hubby's 50th celebration - it's a virtual gay soup.

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Trailer - "Avengers: Infinity War"

Marvel Studios dropped the trailer for the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War today and it looks a-mah-zing!

Just about every single Marvel hero from the past few years is in this including three "Chris's" - Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and Chris Pratt.  (They couldn't find a role for Chris Pine???)

Synopsis:

Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet -- the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones, Thanos plans to use the artifacts to inflict his twisted will on reality. The fate of the planet and existence itself has never been more uncertain as everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment.

Advance tickets for “Infinity War” went on sale on Fandango at 6AM this morning and by noon it surpassed the two previous top two record holders: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Black Panther.

In theaters April 27.

p.s. don't even get me started on Chris Evans' woofy beard and long hair...

Squee!!! Watch The Trailer for Upcoming "Avengers: Infinity War"

Squee!!!

Excuse me as I, and the entertainment world, totally geek out over the newly-released trailer for Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War.

Bringing together just about everyone in the current Marvel cinematic universe, it's pretty awesome.

We don't really get to know much about plot points other than the story centers on galactic bad-guy Thanos.

“An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their Super Hero allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.”

According to the press release, the film stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Paul Rudd, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Pom Klementieff, Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chadwick Boseman, Sebastian Stan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Brolin, and many, many more.

Avengers: Infinity War opens in theaters on May 4, 2018. Check out the trailer below.

Chris Evans Wishes Chris Hemsworth 'Happy Birthday'

Happy birthday to my buddy @chrishemsworth my favorite person to mess up an otherwise flawless take. pic.twitter.com/5eNmc3Kky6

— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) August 11, 2016

Funny Of The Day: Avengers Meets Hillary & Trump

New Spider-Man Drops In For New "Captain America: Civil War" Trailer

The new Spider-Man finally makes his debut in the latest trailer for “Captain America: Civil War.”

Iron Man calls on Spidey (or “Underoos,” as he hilariously refers to him), who’s evidently on his team, to use his web powers to steal Captain America’s shield and bind his arms.

“Hey, everyone,” Tom Holland’s character then says, perched on a car roof, in the final moments of the second trailer.

In theaters May 6, the action flick pits Captain America (Chris Evans) against Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.).

AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Banks $187 Million Domestically On Opening Weekend

Variety reports that “Avengers: Age of Ultron” will score the second-biggest domestic opening in history this weekend with a whopping $187.7 million debut.

One record remained tantalizingly out of grasp for Captain America, Iron Man and company, however. Going into the weekend many analysts predicted that “Avengers: Age of Ultron” would top the $207.4 million haul posted in 2012 by the first film in the super-team series. That box office high-water mark will stand… at least until “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” lands in theaters this Christmas.

In twelve days of release the super-hero flick has cashed in an estimated $627 million world-wide.

"Avengers: Age Of Ultron" Box Office Hits $84.5 Million Opening Day

“Avengers: Age of Ultron” - from Disney and Marvel Studios’ - notched the second-highest opening day domestic launch ever with $84.5 million at the box office.

The record holder for highest opening day box office is currently “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” with $91 million.

From Variety:

“Ultron” is projected to be neck-and-neck with the original “Avengers,” looking at a range of $200 million to $210 million for its opening weekend — even with Saturday’s sports distractions of the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight, the Kentucky Derby and the NBA playoffs.

If “Ultron” doesn’t break “The Avengers'” record, it will still finish far ahead of the launch weekend for Disney-Marvel’s “Iron Man 3,” currently the second-highest opening weekend with $174.1 million in May 2013.

Avengers: Age Of Ultron Grosses $250 Million Before Opening In USA

The new "Avengers" has already grossed $250 million overseas http://t.co/HR0HHEWqNP pic.twitter.com/A52pRgN6TE

— Variety (@Variety) April 30, 2015

Jeremy Renner Sings About "Hawkeye's" Lesser Known Powers

Jeremy Renner stopped by The Tonight Show last night in support of this week's opening of AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, and shared this heartfelt parody of Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" to express what it's like to be a non-super super-hero.

Cute.

You all know I have a thing about Jeremy Renner, right?

Some of the lyrics:

When you’re on a team with the Hulk and Thor
And we’re all up there on the movie screen,
Will the people believe that I’m not quite as tough?
Will anyone even notice me?

But listen I’ve got powers too, they’re pretty sweet.
I promise I can do so much more than just archery.

I’m serious guys.
I’ve got a collection of scarves and berets.
I play trombone in a ska band.
I once got to second base on my Tinder date.
And my cat has got its own Instagram.

I tell you now
I kick ass at Mario Kart.
This year I played an extra in Paul Blart.
I can open a pickle jar.
I’m friggin’ Hawkeye.
Maybe I’m as super as they are.

Robert Downey Jr. Does Not Suffer Neophyte Journalists Lightly

If you've ever wanted to watch a train wreck of an interview...

We see interviews on Entertainment Tonight or Access Hollywood all the time. Here's what happens when an amateur attempts an professional interview.

Krishnan Guru-Murthy of Channel 4 gets a slot to interview Robert Downey Jr. for the premiere of Avengers: Age Of Ultron.

But the reporter thinks he's somehow nabbed a chance to do some in-depth, past-delving interview and brings up Downey's drug past.

The actor's eyes tell all the entire interview as he sense's something gone awry, and eventually shuts the chat down.

I'm married to a successful publicist, and I've tagged along on enough high-level interviews to know that RDJ is looking to the movie's PR person out of some sense of "what the hell is happening here???"

He's classy that he left it was he did.

Bravo, Iron Man.

Tease: Iron Man Versus Hulk From Upcoming "Avengers: Age Of Ultron"

Regular readers of The Randy Report know I still geek out over super hero movies today. I was a huge comic book fan as a kid, and seeing the amazing visuals technology makes possible today blows my mind when I see these flicks.

Check this newly released clip featuring Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) battling the Hulk from the upcoming film. The clip was introduced during Robert Downey Jr.’s acceptance of the Generation Award at the 2015 MTV Movie Awards.

"Avengers: Age Of Ultron" hits theaters May 1st.

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New TV Spot For Avengers: Age of Ultron For NCAA Tourney

New TV spot for Avengers: Age Of Ultron just in time for NCAA tournament.

In theaters May 1st!  Squeeee!

New Trailer - Avengers: Age Of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron set for release May 1st.

(Squeee! I just wet myself a little....)

Super Bowl Commercials: First TV Spot For "Avengers: Age Of Ultron"

Directed by Joss Whedon, the sequel to 2012's Marvel's The Avengers, Age of Ultron stars Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and Robert Downey Jr.

The movie hits theaters May 1st.

New Trailer: "Avengers - Age Of Ultron"

The second trailer for the upcoming Marvel flick Avengers - Age of Ultron dropped yesterday and we get a look at how artificial intelligence bad guy Ultron (voiced by James Spader) plans to take our down favorite super-hero team.

Starring Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Hemsworth - in theaters May 1st.

New Trailer: "The Avengers: Age of Ultron"

In a new trailer released for the upcoming Avengers sequel "The Avengers: Age of Ultron," we get a glimpse of Marvel humor as the team socializes and attempts to lift Thor's hammer.

The film is due for release on May 1, 2015.

Parody - New Avengers Movie Trailer Set To "My Heart Will Go On"

Towleroad points up this high-larious mash-up of the new "Avengers: The Age of Ultron" trailer with Celine Dion's "My Hear Will Go On."

With attention to detail like Chris Evans' "Captain America" kicking open a door ("Once more, you open the door...") to Elizabeth Olsen's "Scarlet Witch" screaming on her knees ("You're here, there's nothing fear...") you've got to love the juxtaposition here.

Avengers: My Ultron Will Go On from Martin Revelation Films on Vimeo.