03-11-2019, 10:12 PM
Captain Marvel Has Massive Opening At The Box Office
<p>Marvel's newest movie, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/captain-marvel-end-credits-reviews-easter-eggs-goo/1100-6465457/">Captain Marvel</a>, opened in theaters this past weekend, and it enjoyed a massive, record-breaking debut at the box office. <a href="https://deadline.com/2019/03/captain-marvel-opening-weekend-box-office-breaks-records-1202571905/">According to Deadline</a>, the movie made $153 million in the United States and Canada, with a further $302 million coming in from international markets. Globally, Captain Marvel made $455 million for its first weekend despite an otherwise slow start to the year for the film industry's overall box office.</p><p>The domestic haul of $153 million represents the third-biggest debut for a movie in March in the history of film, only behind Beauty and the Beast ($174.7 million) and Batman v. Superman ($166 million).</p><p>Additionally, Captain Marvel's opening-weekend box office performance is better than the opening weekends for Iron Man 1 and 2, the first two Captain America movies, all the Thor films, Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and 2, and every Spider-Man movie ever released. Captain Marvel also opened to a bigger first-weekend box office number than Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Suicide Squad, Venom, and every X-Men movie ever.</p><p>"Marvel Studios continues to have an incredible track record that remains unbroken," Disney executive Cathleen Taff said. " Audiences feel they know what they are getting when they buy their movie ticket."</p><p>On a global basis, Captain Marvel had the second-best best opening for a superhero film ever, only behind Avengers: Infinity War ($640.5 million). The $302 million that Captain Marvel made for its opening weekend is the <a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/worldwideopenings.htm">sixth-biggest opening in the history of movies</a> on a worldwide basis.</p><p>In North America, Captain Marvel finished its opening weekend as the seventh-largest opening weekend in the MCU. It was eclipsed by Iron Man 3, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, and all three Avengers films.</p><p>Captain Marvel, which reportedly cost $150 million to make, holds the record for the biggest opening-weekend in the history of film for a female-led movie on a global basis. Its $455 million haul eclipses the Emma Watson-starring Beauty and the Beast ($357 million), according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/box-office-captain-marvel-opens-historic-153m-us-455m-globally-1193585">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.</p><p>If you've seen the movie, you can check out our list of <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/captain-marvel-27-mcu-and-90s-easter-eggs-and-refe/2900-2625/">Captain Marvel Easter eggs</a> and breakdown of the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/captain-marvel-end-credits-explained-how-many-scen/1100-6465424/">end-credits scenes</a>. We also have a <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/marvels-tesseract-timeline-how-it-went-from-captai/2900-2622/">history of the Tesseract</a> and much more for you to check out.</p><p> </p>
<p>Marvel's newest movie, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/captain-marvel-end-credits-reviews-easter-eggs-goo/1100-6465457/">Captain Marvel</a>, opened in theaters this past weekend, and it enjoyed a massive, record-breaking debut at the box office. <a href="https://deadline.com/2019/03/captain-marvel-opening-weekend-box-office-breaks-records-1202571905/">According to Deadline</a>, the movie made $153 million in the United States and Canada, with a further $302 million coming in from international markets. Globally, Captain Marvel made $455 million for its first weekend despite an otherwise slow start to the year for the film industry's overall box office.</p><p>The domestic haul of $153 million represents the third-biggest debut for a movie in March in the history of film, only behind Beauty and the Beast ($174.7 million) and Batman v. Superman ($166 million).</p><p>Additionally, Captain Marvel's opening-weekend box office performance is better than the opening weekends for Iron Man 1 and 2, the first two Captain America movies, all the Thor films, Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and 2, and every Spider-Man movie ever released. Captain Marvel also opened to a bigger first-weekend box office number than Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Suicide Squad, Venom, and every X-Men movie ever.</p><p>"Marvel Studios continues to have an incredible track record that remains unbroken," Disney executive Cathleen Taff said. " Audiences feel they know what they are getting when they buy their movie ticket."</p><p>On a global basis, Captain Marvel had the second-best best opening for a superhero film ever, only behind Avengers: Infinity War ($640.5 million). The $302 million that Captain Marvel made for its opening weekend is the <a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/worldwideopenings.htm">sixth-biggest opening in the history of movies</a> on a worldwide basis.</p><p>In North America, Captain Marvel finished its opening weekend as the seventh-largest opening weekend in the MCU. It was eclipsed by Iron Man 3, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, and all three Avengers films.</p><p>Captain Marvel, which reportedly cost $150 million to make, holds the record for the biggest opening-weekend in the history of film for a female-led movie on a global basis. Its $455 million haul eclipses the Emma Watson-starring Beauty and the Beast ($357 million), according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/box-office-captain-marvel-opens-historic-153m-us-455m-globally-1193585">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.</p><p>If you've seen the movie, you can check out our list of <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/captain-marvel-27-mcu-and-90s-easter-eggs-and-refe/2900-2625/">Captain Marvel Easter eggs</a> and breakdown of the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/captain-marvel-end-credits-explained-how-many-scen/1100-6465424/">end-credits scenes</a>. We also have a <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/marvels-tesseract-timeline-how-it-went-from-captai/2900-2622/">history of the Tesseract</a> and much more for you to check out.</p><p> </p>