(L to R) Actors Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo are shown in a scene from “The Avengers”.

LOS ANGELES: Blockbuster action movie “The Avengers,” about a team of Marvel superheroes, dominated US and Canadian box office charts for a second straight weekend ringing up a record $103.2 million, studio estimates released on Sunday showed.

“Avengers” became the first film in Hollywood history to top $100 million of ticket sales in its second weekend. A week ago, the movie from Walt Disney Co's Marvel Studios crushed box office records with a $207.4 million opening.

In second place for the weekend, horror comedy “Dark Shadows” pulled in $28.8 million. Romantic comedy “Think Like a Man” finished in third place with ticket sales of $6.3 million.

Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc, released “Dark Shadows.” “Think Like a Man” was distributed by Sony Corp's Sony Pictures studio.

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