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"The Avengers assembled even more fans for its second weekend at the box office.\r\nMarvel&amp;apos;s superhero blockbuster had the highest second weekend earning in box office history and is expected to break past the $1 billion mark worldwide.\r\nPHOTOS: See behind the scenes of The Avengers\r\nOver Mother&amp;apos;s Day weekend, the film -- starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson and others -- earned $103.2 million at the domestic box office and $95.4 million overseas.\r\nIn total, after 19 days, The Avengers will gross $1 billion worldwide. The film has earned $373.2 million domestically, making it the fasted film ever to each $300 million.\r\n\r\nIn its debut weekend, Johnny Depp&amp;apos;s vampire movie with Tim Buton, Dark Shadows came in second at the box office with $28.8 million.\r\n\r\nRounding out the top 10: Think Like a Man ($6.3 million), Jennifer Lawrence&amp;apos;s The Hunger Games ($3.3 million), Zac Efron&amp;apos;s The Lucky One ($4.1 million), Hugh Grant&amp;apos;s The Pirates! Band of Misfits ($3.2 million), Jason Segel&amp;apos;s The Five-Year Engagement ($3.2 million), Judi Dench&amp;apos;s The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ($2.7 million), Tim Allen&amp;apos;s Chimpanzee ($1.6 million) and Eva Mendes&amp;apos; Girl in Progress ($1.4 million).\r\n&amp;#xA0;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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