The first film, released on May 4, has earned $1.462 billion at the worldwide box office, which makes it the third-biggest release ever trailing only James Cameron’s Titanic ($2.185 billion) and Avatar ($2.782 billion). “The Avengers” has earned $617.3 million domestically and $844.6 million overseas.
The team-up sequel will be preceded by Iron Man 3 on May 3, 2013, Thor: The Dark World on November 8, 2013, Captain America: The Winter Soldier on April 4, 2014 and Guardians of the Galaxy on August 1, 2014.
It is possible that Ant-Man will hit theaters before “The Avengers 2” as well, though a release date has not yet been set.
