'Avengers' add $103.2M in sprint to $1 billion

The Avengers" is taking a page out of Superman's comic book — flying faster than a speeding bullet to the billion-dollar mark at the box office. The superhero blockbuster took in $103.2 million to lead for a second-straight weekend, raising its domestic total to $373.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

With $95.4 million more overseas, "The Avengers" lifted its international receipts to ...

"Dark Shadows": What the critics think of Johnny Depp's latest

America's top critics are branding "Dark Shadows" frightful for all the wrong reasons. From the Wall Street Journal to the Los Angeles Times, the reviews for the latest collaboration between Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are frosty, with the Warner Bros. film receiving a mediocre 41 percent "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Though the New York Times broke with the pack to call the big screen adaptation of the campy television soap opera Burton's most enjoyable film in years, most papers and websites griped that the director has once again concentrated more on visual flare than plot.

"Dark Shadows" hits theaters on Friday where it faces an uphill battle against the mega-grossing and critically acclaimed superhero film, "The Avengers."

Here's a look at what the critics are saying about the vampire comedy.