Worldwide Box Office Records: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Passes $1 Billion While THE AVENGERS Hits $1.5 Billion

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By Adam Chitwood

Published Sep 2, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises has passed the $1 billion mark worldwide while The Avengers hits $1.5 billion on the all-time box office chart.

The summer movie season has now come to a close, but a couple of this summer’s biggest hits are making major moves on the all-time box office record charts. Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises has now passed the $431.1 million mark domestically and stands at an impressive $1.005 billion worldwide, while Joss Whedon’s The Avengers sits at $619.5 million domestically and a whopping $1.501 billion worldwide. Obviously 3D ticket prices have accounted for a share of The Avengers’ box office take, but one and a half billion dollars is nothing to scoff at.

For those keeping score at home, The Avengers now holds the number 3 spot on the domestic box office chart just behind James Cameron’s Titanic and Avatar, while The Dark Knight Rises has entered the Top 10 at number 9. Hit the jump to take a look at the current domestic and worldwide Top 10 lists, which shows that The Avengers is just under $40 million short of eclipsing Titanic for the number 2 spot.