 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 was in first place at the North American 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 North American box office during May . 
