May 10, 2012 10:04 AM EDT
"THE AVENGERS" BOX OFFICE DEBUT BOOSTED TO NEW RECORD

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Superhero movie "The Avengers" flexed its muscle a bit more on Monday, pushing its total debut weekend box office revenues to a new record $207.4 million in the United Statesand Canada from about $200.3 million one day earlier.

The film featuring several Marvel comic book characters including Captain America, Black Widow and Thor shattered the previous U.S. and Canadian opening weekend record of $169.2 million by "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" set last year.

The Walt Disney Co. said the movie, which opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters on Friday, has now amassed global total ticket sales of $654.8 million in just 12 days when adding in international receipts.

(Reporting By Bob Tourtellotte; Editing by Philip Barbara)

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