Masks were donned, capes were tied and tights were squeezed into as thousands of comic book fans around the world dressed up in unison in an attempt to break a world record. Warner Bros and DC Entertainment attempted to set a world record for the largest gatherings of people dressed as DC Comics Superheroes within 24 hours. The April 18 event kicked off in Queensland, Australia, with a celebration at the Movie World Australia theme park and ended in Los Angeles, California, at the Hollywood & Highland Center. Scroll down for video . Warner Bros and DC Entertainment attempted to set a world record for most people dressed as superheroes . Comic book fans around the world dressed up in unison in an attempt to break the record on April 18, 2015 . The event kicked off in Queensland, Australia, with a celebration at the Movie World Australia theme park . It ended in style in Los Angeles, California, at the Hollywood & Highland Center. The record was probably set . Venues in 15 cities in the US, UK, France, Spain, Mexico, Italy, Brazil, Taiwan and the Philippines all participated . Venues in 15 cities, including Los Angeles and Queensland, participated in the event. The other 13 locations were: Birmingham, UK, Cardiff, UK, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Lille, France, London, UK, Lyon, France, Madrid, Spain, Manila, Philippines, Mexico City, Mexico, Paris, France, Rome, Italy, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Warrington, UK. Fans around the globe dressed as classic DC characters like Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Supergirl, Aquaman, Cyborg, The Flash, Green Arrow, and Green Lantern during the attempt - and a few people even dressed up their pets. Fans happily dressed up as classic DC characters like Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman and the Flash . Some fans even dressed up their pets as DC Comics characters. Marvel heroes like Spider Man weren't allowed . To be counted, fans had to gather in the assigned area at each local event and stay there for a full five minutes . The largest gathering of people dressed as Superman was 867, according to Guinness. The record was set at the Kendal Calling Festival in Lowther Deer Park, Cumbria, UK, on July 27, 2013. Impressive as that was, it was not the largest gathering of people ever dressed as a superhero. That record was set by 1,580 participants in an event organized by Paramount Studios to promote the Dreamworks movie Megamind in Los Angeles, California, USA on October 2, 2010. Given the global scale of Saturday's event, it seems likely the Megamind record was broken. Some people dressed as Robin, Batgirl, Supergirl, Aquaman, Cyborg, The Flash, Green Arrow or Green Lantern . DC invited 'fans of all ages to come out for this exciting family event and don their capes, cowls and masks' When the event was announced, Warner Bros Consumer Products president Brad Globe said: 'Warner Bros Consumer Products is thrilled to team up with partners around the world to set the world record for the most people dressed as DC Comics Superheroes. 'We invite fans of all ages to come out for this exciting family event and don their capes, cowls and masks to represent their favorite DC Comics Superhero.' In order to be counted, fans had to gather in the assigned area at each local event and stay there for five minutes. Other participating cities included Birmingham, Cardiff, Kaohsiung, London, Madrid, Manila and Mexico City . The current record for the largest gathering of people dressed as a superhero is 1,580 and it was set in 2010 .
Warner Bros and DC Comics wanted to set world record for the largest gatherings of people dressed as DC Comics Superheroes within 24 hours .
The event kicked off on April 18 in Queensland, Australia, at Movie World .
US, UK, France, Brazil, Italy, Spain, Taiwan, Mexico, Philippines also hosted .
The old world record set in 2010 at 1,580 so seems likely it was shattered .