Second box office record for Avengers

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(Srilankamirror) – Avengers has topped the US and Canadian box office for the second week in a row, with studio estimates suggesting it is taking $103.2m (£64m).

The film is now the first in Hollywood history to ring up more than $100m in its second weekend of release.

Earlier, Avengers topped the box office after scoring the biggest-ever US opening weekend, with takings of $207.4m.

The blockbuster movie sees a team of Marvel comic-book heroes team up to fight an extra-terrestrial threat.

Among the Avengers cast are Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Hemsworth – who have appeared in previous Marvel movies as Iron Man, Black Widow and Thor, respectively.