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The Marvel adaptation Avengers , starring Robert Downey Jr rings up $US103 million in a record weekend run at the box office.

The Marvel Studios front office may be notoriously loaded with cheapskates who've built a multibillion-dollar empire from the ground up in less than five years thanks to thrifty dealmaking, but at least one star has done enough franchise grunt work to get paid for the record-shattering blockbuster that is The Avengers .

That car you saw at the end of The Avengers ? It was actually made in 1992 and had more than 250,000 miles on it.

It's possible that Joss Whedon's true calling in life is to write dialogue for Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark.

SUPERHERO blockbuster The Avengers smashed box office records in the US, taking $200.3m on its opening weekend, the first time the $200m barrier has been broken.

The Avengers is the first Marvel film Disney has marketed since buying the venture in 2009 for a sum of $4.2 million.

Mark Ruffalo, who plays Bruce Banner/the Hulk, is easily the best thing about the overpopulated, overlong but fun "Avengers." Ruffalo makes what seems like an obvious choice, playing the character like a guy with a split personality.

Every parent thinks their child is the epitome of adorable - and in Robert Downey Jr.

It's one of the most anticipated movie releases of the year. The Avengers opened at midnight all across the country and in Tulsa at Cinemark Theatres.

WILMINGTON, NC Comic book fans are flocking to movie theaters tonight for the midnight premier of the Avengers.

With the release of "Marvel's The Avengers," the bar for superhero movies might be raised.

David Betancourt, a contributor to the Comic Riffs blog on washingtonpost.com, hit a screening of Hollywood's latest superhero entry, "The Avengers," to see whether it passed his Extreme Fanboy Test.

After the long awaited advertising punch, The Avengers begins Thursday at midnight: come prepared for a mixed, full audience.A Many will see this for Robert Downey, Jrs., Ironman or one of the many superheroes of Marvel Comics.A Others, simply for the action.A While a few may see a comic for the first time; we are all anticipating a great ... (more)

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.

'The Pirates! Band of Misfits'NEW YORK - Aardman Animations' distinctively charming brand of Claymation returns to the big screen at last in 'The Pirates! Amid one of the most-promising box-office seasons Hollywood has ever served up, three movies stand above the rest.

Reprising his role as Captain America, the 30-year-old actor joins Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth's Thor, Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye, Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow and Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury in the long-awaited Marvel superhero romp, in U.S. theatres May 4. Just seeing his co-stars in their costumes was exciting, Evans said - ... (more)

Amid one of the most-promising box-office seasons Hollywood has ever served up, three movies stand above the rest.

Robert Downey Jr. 's Iron Man has already got his leading lady: Pepper Potts, played by Gwyneth Paltrow .