 The Avengers grossed $ 623 @.@ 4 million in North America and $ 895 @.@ 2 million in other countries , for a worldwide total of $ 1 @.@ 518 billion . It became the third highest @-@ grossing film worldwide as well as highest @-@ grossing 2012 film . It is the highest @-@ grossing comic @-@ book adaptation , the highest grossing superhero film and the second highest @-@ grossing film ever released by Walt Disney Studios . The film 's worldwide opening of $ 392 @.@ 5 million is the fourth largest . The Avengers also became the fifth film distributed by Disney and the twelfth film overall to earn more than $ 1 billion . It reached this milestone in 19 days , matching the record for speed previously set by Avatar and Deathly Hallows – Part 2 . Its grosses exceeded its estimated $ 220 million production cost 12 days after its release . It was the first Marvel production to generate $ 1 billion in ticket sales . 
