Marvel's sequel is the 2nd biggest opening in history

chibumga izuzu 07:46 - 04 May 2015

'Avengers: Age of Ultron' takes over box office

As expected, 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' has taken over the box office, moving 'Furious 7 ' to the 3rd position.

Marvel and Disney’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is currently the second biggest in domestic box office history.

The superhero film achieved this by bringing in a whooping $187.7 million at North American theaters over the weekend.

According to Variety, The Marvel film also garnered $627 million globally in just 12 days.

Marvel's Avengers (2012), is still leading as the highest domestic opening weekend with $207.4 million.

The success of 'Avengers: Age of Ultron', currently has Marvel claiming the top three biggest domestic opening weekends in history, with The Avengers taking the lead with $207,438,708, The Avengers: Age of Ultron as the second with $187,656,000 , and Iron Man 3 with $174,144,585 .

Last weekend's other top 5 include The Age Of Adaline ($6.25 million), Furious 7 ($6.11 million), Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 ($5.55 million) and Home ($3.3 million.).