Sometimes a movie outperforms its expectations, such as The Dark Knight, Avatar, or The Avengers.

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Does it really matter if The Avengers, Skyfall and The Dark Knight Rising were shut out?

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Unless The Dark Knight Rises really surprises at the box office, The Avengers should end the summer as the highest-grossing film.

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The Marvel film - released in the UK as Avengers Assemble - also beat Django Unchained, Skyfall, Ted and The Dark Knight Rises to win the best fight accolade.

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What if Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier end up being received by moviegoers as Avengers 3 and Avengers 4?

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Disney dubbed the next slate of superhero features as Phase 2, with plans for Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers 2, Ant-Man and possibly more.

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