'Hulk, Smash!' box office records – 'The Avengers' a bright spot after hard movie year

We don't normally do weekend movie wraps. But today there are two hundred million reasons to do one.

This weekend's box office was dominated by superheroes battling evildoers for the fate of the Earth. In the real world, the superheroes of "The Avengers" didn't have to do much battling.

The comic book movie redefined the meaning of blockbuster this weekend, bringing in $200.3 million according to Disney. That's the biggest domestic opening weekend in box-office history.

Shattering last summer's record setter which was "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2." Analysts estimate that "The Avengers" is on track to rake in over $1 billion globally.

Christopher John Farley, senior editorial director of digital features at the "Wall Street Journal," explains why people were flocking to the theaters for this movie.