Even before The Avengers was released in the US this weekend, it was already RACKING up the dough around the world!  We certainly didn't get stingy with them - I actually tried to go see it at three theaters, and EVERYTHING (except the front row...barf) was sold out!

Check out the accolades from opening weekend:

OPENED WITH $200.3 million

highest grossing opening weekend in IMAX history

biggest midnight opening for a superhero movie

fastest film to reach $200 million (3 days)

biggest opening weekend of all time in eleven other countries

Worldwide total of $641.8 million

And here's what we missed (if you ran into the "Sold Out" story, too)