( CNN ) -- Superheroes are proving their powers at the box office . `` The Avengers , '' a superhero smorgasbord featuring Captain America , Iron Man , Thor and The Hulk , is expected to top $ 1 billion worldwide on Sunday , its 19th day of release , said Walt Disney Studios . The film , which had the highest domestic box office debut , brought in an estimated $ 103.2 million in domestic theaters its second weekend , setting another industry record , according to Disney . It raked in $ 207.4 million opening weekend . `` We 're obviously thrilled with the global success of 'The Avengers , ' '' Robert A. Iger , Disney 's chairman and chief executive , said in a statement . `` It 's a fantastic movie and an extraordinary franchise that will continue with more great stories and compelling characters for years to come . '' To date , `` The Avengers '' has earned some $ 628.9 million internationally , said Disney . The company is planning a sequel to the smash film . Its success is another boon for the movie industry , which racked up about $ 2.3 billion at the U.S. box office for the first three months of 2012 -- up almost 46 % from a year earlier , according to Box Office Mojo . Still , in some ways Hollywood had nowhere to go but up after posting its worst year for ticket sales in 2011 in 16 years . Before `` The Avengers '' burst on the scene , `` The Hunger Games '' from Lionsgate had been this year 's box-office champ , taking in an estimated $ 155 million domestically in its first weekend . Other might-be blockbusters on the horizon include `` Men in Black III '' hitting theaters Memorial Day weekend , and `` Brave , '' the latest animated feature from Pixar due in June . And two other comic-inspired vehicles , `` The Amazing Spider-Man '' and `` The Dark Knight Rises , '' are also on the summer movie calendar . The success of `` The Avengers '' comes on the heels of Disney 's epic flop `` John Carter , '' which lost an estimated $ 200 million and cost the head of the company 's studio unit his job . Disney gained the rights to the characters from `` The Avengers '' with its $ 4 billion purchase of comic book publisher Marvel three years ago .
`` The Avengers '' earns an estimated $ 103.2 million its second weekend , Disney says . It had the highest domestic box office debut of all time . Comment: