Cannes, Berlin and Venice serve as a backdrop to some of the most prestigous film festivals worldwide. In terms of box-office performance, however, the winners of these festivals pale in comparison to the billion-dollar blockbusters churned out by Hollywood's money-making machine.

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Avengers" is a bona fide box office phenomenon - but is it crowding out every other movie at the cineplex? In the past, the superheroes' moneymaking powers would have been good news for other summertime movies, like "Dark Shadows," "The Dictator" and "Battleship," the ...

Marvel's The Avengers maintains its position atop the international box office for the fourth week in a row, grabbing another $56 million from 54 overseas territories for a worldwide total of $1.1 billion.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:1$55.05 millionBattleship $25.3 millionThe Dictator $17.2 millionDark Shadows $12.7 millionWhat to Expect When You're Expecting $10.5 millionThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $3.2 millionThe Hunger Games $3 millionThink Like a Man $2.7 millionThe Lucky One $1.7 millionThe Pirates! Band of Misfits $1.4 millionMarvel's The Avengers100%MovieWeb:   46 reviews93%RottenTomatoes:   269 reviews2Battleship75%MovieWeb:   6 reviews36%RottenTomatoes:   171 reviews3The ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Superhero movie "The Avengers" topped U.S. and Canadian box office charts for a third straight weekend with $55.1 million, sending action movie "Battleship" into second place and toppling comedy "The Dictator," according to studio estimates on Sunday. "Avengers," from Walt Disney Co's Marvel Studios, has amassed ...

Disney/Marvel's "The Avengers" should top the domestic box office for a third straight weekend, fending off wide-release newcomers with another $50 million in receipts.

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Warner Bros. surpassed $1 billion at the overseas box office in less than five months, setting a new studio record and marking the 12th straight year it has hit that number. The biggest contributor was "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," which drew $257 million of ...

Earth's mightiest comic book heroes kept smashing North American box office records as "The Avengers" thrashed all comers to haul in $103.2 million over the weekend, industry estimates showed.

For the third straight week, The Avengers kept control of the No. 1 spot at the box office worldwide, grabbing another $95.4 million across 54 markets. With a total of $628.9 million internationally and $373.2 million in North America, Marvel's superheroes climb beyond the $1 billion milestone.

Marvel's The Avengers is expected to cross the $1 billion threshold at the global box office on May 13, its 19th day in release, The Walt Disney Studios has announced. This is the first Marvel Studios film and the fifth Walt Disney Studios release to reach this important milestone.The news ...

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:1$103.1 millionDark Shadows $28.8 millionThink Like a Man $6.3 millionThe Hunger Games $4.4 millionThe Lucky One $4.05 millionThe Pirates! Band of Misfits $3.2 millionThe Five-Year Engagement $3.1 millionThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $2.6 millionChimpanzee $1.6 millionGirl in Progress $1.3 millionMarvel's The Avengers100%MovieWeb:   41 reviews93%RottenTomatoes:   262 reviews2Dark Shadows78%MovieWeb:   4 reviews42%RottenTomatoes:   182 reviews3Think Like ...

BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS:1$86.3 millionDark Shadows $31.5 millionThink Like a Man $6.1 millionThe Hunger Games $3.8 millionThe Pirates! Band of Misfits $3.7 millionThe Lucky One $3.3 millionThe Five-Year Engagement $2.8 millionSafe $1.9 millionThe Raven $1.4 millionChimpanzee $900,000Marvel's The Avengers99%MovieWeb:   40 reviews93%RottenTomatoes:   259 reviews2Dark Shadows77%MovieWeb:   1 reviews41%RottenTomatoes:   151 reviews3Think Like a Man100%MovieWeb:   0 reviews51%RottenTomatoes:   77 reviews4The Hunger Games96%MovieWeb:   25 ...