<P> Upon its first week of release on home media in the U.S., the film topped the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks overall disc sales, as well as the dedicated Blu - ray Disc sales chart with 72% of unit sales coming from Blu - ray, a record for a new release in which both the DVD and Blu - ray formats were released simultaneously . </P> <P> The Avengers grossed $623.4 million in the United States and Canada and $895.5 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $1.519 billion . It became the third - highest - grossing film worldwide as well as highest - grossing 2012 film . It is the highest - grossing comic - book adaptation, the highest - grossing superhero film and was the highest - grossing film ever released by Walt Disney Studios, at the time of its release . The film's worldwide opening of $392.5 million is the fourth largest . The Avengers also became the fifth film distributed by Disney and the twelfth film overall to earn more than $1 billion . It reached this milestone in 19 days, matching the record for speed previously set by Avatar and Deathly Hallows--Part 2 . Its grosses exceeded its estimated $220 million production cost 12 days after its release . It was the first Marvel production to generate $1 billion in ticket sales . </P> <P> The film became the third - highest - grossing film, the highest - grossing 2012 film, the highest - grossing film distributed by Disney, the highest - grossing superhero film and the highest - grossing film based on comics . It opened Friday, May 4, 2012, on around 11,800 screens across 4,349 theaters, and earned $80.8 million, marking the second - biggest opening and second - biggest single - day gross . The film's Friday gross included an $18.7 million midnight run, a record for a superhero film Without midnight grosses, the film earned the largest opening - day gross ($62.1 million). It also set a Saturday - and Sunday - gross record ($69.6 million and $57.1 million respectively). In total, it earned a total of $207,438,708 for its debut weekend, setting an opening - weekend record, including an IMAX opening - weekend record of $15.3 million and a record for opening - weekend grosses originating from 3D showings ($108 million). The opening - weekend audience was evenly split among those under and over the age of 25, with 60% of the audience male, 55% couples, 24% families and 21% teenagers . Earning $103.1 million on its second weekend, the film set a record for the largest second - weekend gross . Other records set by the film include the biggest weekend per - theater average for a wide release ($47,698 per theater), the fastest film to reach $100 million and each additional $50 million through $550 million, and the largest cumulative gross through every day of release until, and including, its forty - third day (with the exception of its first day). It remained in first place at the box office for three consecutive weekends . The film set a record for the highest monthly share, with its $532.5 million total (through May 31, 2012) accounting for 52% of the total earnings at the box office during May . </P> <P> The following are records set by the film upon its theatrical release . </P>

Who played negative role in the movie the avengers