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How 2012 blockbuster The Avengers changed superhero films

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The Avengers was the first Marvel movie to gross more than US$1 billion and is the ninth-highest-grossing film of all time.

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SINGAPORE - Superhero movie The Avengers was a juggernaut at the box office when it was released in May 2012.
The Joss Whedon-directed feature was the first Marvel movie to gross more than US$1 billion and is the ninth-highest-grossing film of all time with takings of US$1.52 billion (S$2.1 billion).
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