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The Avengers may have saved the world, but they also saved Disney after the disastrous flop of “John Carter.” The superhero movie now ranks third all-time in receipts, trailing only “Avatar” and “Titanic.” As high as “The Avengers” is soaring on the home front, it’s doing even better overseas. Based on characters from Marvel Comics, the behemoth has garnered more than $800 million since it opened in late April to foreign markets, bringing its total box office haul to $1.36 billion. “I’ve never seen a movie that has sprinted to these numbers so fast,” said Paul Dergarabedian, president of the box office division of Hollywood.com. “It doesn’t seem to be slowing down.”

The Avengers may have saved the world, but they also saved Disney after the disastrous flop of “John Carter.” The superhero movie now ranks third all-time in receipts, trailing only “Avatar” and “Titanic.”

As high as “The Avengers” is soaring on the home front, it’s doing even better overseas. Based on characters from Marvel Comics, the behemoth has garnered more than $800 million since it opened in late April to foreign markets, bringing its total box office haul to $1.36 billion.

“I’ve never seen a movie that has sprinted to these numbers so fast,” said Paul Dergarabedian, president of the box office division of Hollywood.com. “It doesn’t seem to be slowing down.”

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