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Sunday May 08, 2016
Box Office: 'Captain America: Civil War' Has 5th-Best Opening Ever
#TeamCap trying to catch a plane.
“Captain America: Civil War” grossed an estimated $181 million this weekend, more than “Captain America: First Avenger” grossed in its entire domestic run back in 2011. But that, of course, was B.A.: Before “Avengers.”
It's the fifth-best opening weekend ever, but some might see it as a comedown since “Civil War” is essentially an “Avengers” movie (+ Spider-Man), and it's not quite at their monetary level: “Avengers” opened to $207 back in 2012, “Ultron” to $191 in 2015.
But to me it's a startlingly high number for a series that I thought was oversaturated. Put it this way: We've seen Captain America, in some form, every summer but one since 2011:
- 2011: Captain America: The First Avenger
- 2012: Marvel's The Avengers
- 2014: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- 2015: Avengers: Age of Ultron
- 2016: Captain America: Civil War
It's a testament to star Chris Evans and the filmmakers, who have created interesting continuity, that we're not sick of him yet. Good reviews help, too. DC helps, too, by showing us godawful versions of same. We could all use a Zack Snyder to make us look good.
Speaking of: “Batman v Superman” fell off 73% in its seventh weekend, grossing just over a mil, for a domestic total of $327. Looks like it won't even double its opening weekend take of $166. Moviegoers have fled from that movie like Metropolisians from a Superman/Zod battle.
The year's biggest domestic grosses so far:
Movie | Dist. | Total | Opening | |
1 | Deadpool | Fox | $362,192,266 | $132,434,639 |
2 | Zootopia | BV | $327,624,990 | $75,063,401 |
3 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | WB | $327,250,133 | $166,007,347 |
4 | The Jungle Book (2016) | BV | $284,985,265 | $103,261,464 |
5 | Captain America: Civil War | BV | $181,791,000 | $181,791,000 |
“Civil War” review up tomorrow.