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In a battle of summer movie heroes, Captain America topped Harry Potter this weekend at the box office. Paramount Pictures' "Captain America: The First Avenger" opened at No. 1 with $65.8 million, according to Sunday studio estimates. The Marvel Comics superhero adventure sets up next summer's all-star blockbuster "The Avengers."

Just in time to kick off the Con, Marvel has released the films first official teaser poster for Joss Whedon's "The Avengers."

Production on Marvel Studios' The Avengers has been shut down after the theft of Samuel L. Jackson's copy of the Joss Whedon script.The script, which is watermarked with Jackson's name, is being shopped to various media sites along with photographs verifying its authenticity.

Marvel Entertainment reported its First Quarter earnings today and gave a few updates on its upcoming movies during the company's quarterly conference call.