THE AVENGERS Takes in 2nd Highest Single-Day Gross of All Time

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According to news released by The Hollywood Reporter, Disney and Marvel Studios' THE AVENGERS, directed by Joss Whedon, grossed $80.5 million yesterday, May 4, earning the film the all-time second largest domestic gross in a single day.

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THE AVENGERS comes in just behind HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2, which grossed $91.1 million on its first day, taking the record.

The action fantasy from Walt Disney Pictures is directed and written by Joss Whedon and stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Ruffalo, Cobie Smulders, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgård, Amanda Righetti, Tom Hiddleston, Lou Ferrigno,Clark Gregg, Jenny Agutter, Joseph M. Abbott, Logan Bennett, Johnathon Johnson, Bob Kaye, Darren Kendrick, Evan Kole, Lyle Lovett, Sean P. McCarthy, Walter Perez, Frank Powers, Alicia Sixtos.

Continuing the epic big-screen adventures started in "Iron Man," "The Incredible Hulk," "Iron Man 2," "Thor" and "Captain America: The First Avenger," "Marvel's The Avengers" is the superhero team up of a lifetime. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as SHIELD, finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.