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  • Last Updated: 10:16 AM, May 7, 2012
  • Posted: 1:11 AM, May 7, 2012

Hulk, smash.

That’s what Captain America tells the Incredible Hulk to do in “The Avengers,” and that’s what the Marvel Comics superhero mash-up did at the box office, smashing the domestic revenue record with a $200.3 million debut.

It’s by far the biggest opening ever, shooting past the previous record of $169.2 million for the debut of last year’s “Harry Potter” finale.

“The Avengers” added $151.5 million overseas over the weekend to bring its total to $441.5 million since it opened internationally a week earlier.

That raised the film’s worldwide haul to $641.8 million in barely a week and a half.

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If distributor Disney’s domestic estimate yesterday holds up when the final weekend count is released today, “The Avengers” would be the first movie ever to haul in $200 million in a single weekend.

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