MANILA, Philippines - Marvel’s The Avengers grossed a staggering P100.76M in its first two days of release nationwide, according to Victor Cabrera, managing director of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Philippines.
The film is on track to be the biggest-grossing movie in Philippine history as it marches on to its first weekend when box-office attendance significantly surges.
The Avengers is already ahead of Spider-Man 3 — the country’s current highest-grossing movie ever — whose first-two days gross back in 2007 was P91.71M.
Bowing in 467 screens, The Avengers recorded the biggest receipts in SM North EDSA (P6,165,744), SM Mall of Asia (P5,085,714), SM Megamall (P4,310,903), Trinoma (P3,993,746), SM Cebu (P3,360,436), Glorietta 4 (P2,839,283), Newport (P2,454,528), Gateway (P2,287,513), Eastwood (P2,249,819) and SM Fairview (P2,182,793).
Marvel Studios presents Marvel’s The Avengers — the superhero team-up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel superheroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow.
The Avengers is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International through Columbia Pictures.