AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Had the 2nd Biggest U.S. Opening Weekend But Falls Short of Box Office Predictions

Some bad word-of-mouth and some critics who give bad scores to a film can reduce a movie's opening weekend box office score. Not to mention a highly anticipated boxing match could have reduced moviegoer attendance for AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON on Saturday night.

Right before it was set to release in the U.S. this weekend, there were box office projections in the $210-$230 million range. This would've broke the 3-day U.S. opening weekend record set by THE AVENGERS, which raked in $207 million.

Sadly, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON fell short of those pre-release predictions and fell short of its predecessor's record. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Age of Ultron opened in the U.S. to the second biggest 3-day box office total of all-time with just over $187 million (actual adjusted total is at $191 million). Not a bad number at all because when you add the worldwide box office numbers to the U.S. opening weekend number, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON has already amassed over $626 million (actual adjusted total is $630 million).

The sequel has a long way to go to try and beat the worldwide box office performance of THE AVENGERS, which had $1.5 billion. Age of Ultron may not beat that number but it definitely looks like it will join the $1 billion movie club, regardless.

Via BoxOfficeMojo.com

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