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The superhero saga "The Avengers" is living up to its blockbuster buzz with $178.4 million in overseas ticket sales days before it opens in U.S. theaters.

Michael Bay's 3D sequel has earned $64.7 million in its first two days of release, putting it on track for a $165 million holiday weekend tally.

Earlier today we told you that Sony was hot to make a deal for a new Roland Emmerich project with the working title Singularity. Well, we were right. The studio just confirmed the title and the release date: May 17, 2013. Harald Kloser, who co-wrote with Emmerich the Sony-released 2012 and 10,000 BC, also co-wrote this script with Emmerich and is co-producing. CAA made the deal.

Warner Bros' "Green Lantern" lit up Friday night with $21.6 million. Whether the future looks bright for the franchise first, however, is hard to say.