No. 4 ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ – 2015 Most Valuable Movie Blockbuster Tournament
The the current countdown of 2015's biggest blockbusters has reached the next big Superhero blockbuster, Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron, which ranked 4th with total profits of $382.3m, just ahead of Furious 7's $354m.
Looking at the major numbers:
Global Box Office: $1405.4m
Total Revenue (Box Office share, Domestic video and Television earnings): $1042.2m
Total Costs: $659.9m
Studio Net Profit: $382.3m
(Be sure to check out the source for the full breakdown of the numbers)
A monster amount, but not enough to claim the top Superhero spot on their charts since Deadline started their yearly tournaments. Despite outgrossing Iron Man 3 by about $190m at the global box office, in the end the total profit brought in by the direct Avengers sequel wasn't quite enough to overtake the solo hero's biggest entry in the profits department. The biggest reason likely being the rising production costs, as well as an estimated $100m in payouts to talent involved.
Here are how the most profitable MCU Comic Book Movies have done in total estimated profits since Deadline began their yearly list with the 2013 releases:
Iron Man 3 - $391.8m
Avengers Age of Ultron - $382.3m
Guardians of the Galaxy - $204.2m
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - $166.2m
Thor The Dark World - $139.4m
Ant-Man - $103.9m