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First Friday Earnings of Captain America- The Winter Soldier

Last Updated: April 06, 2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier earned a strong $37.04 million on its first 1st Friday, including $10.2m from Thursday previews. While it probably won't reach above $100 million this weekend, it's still on track to easily set a new record for April. It is the sequel to 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger which earned $25.7 million on first day. With this the movie has larger earning than the Last Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) installment Thor: The Dark World which earned $31m on its first Friday last November.



Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures it is the ninth installment in the MCU. The film was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, with a screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and stars Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp, Hayley Atwell, Robert Redford, and Samuel L. Jackson. Returning Chris Evans in the title role, as well as Avengers stars Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson, Captain America 2 picks up two years after Avengers left off. Captain America and Black Widow (Johansson) discover there is a secret conspiracy within S.H.I.E.L.D. and fight to stop it, along with The Falcon, played by Anthony Mackie. The villainous Winter Soldier is played by Sebastian Stan.

I thought that Captain America 2 wouldn’t get as much of a bump in its preview shows which is shockingly closer to The Dark Knight. Moreover I presumed it would be less than the last installment of MCU. But now with no competition (“Noah” is a distant no. 2) it seems it is going to earn around $90 - $100 million in its first weekend. It obviously is also benefiting from the post-Avengers glow. Like the first Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger launched to roughly $65 million domestically in July 2011.

But the wild success of 2012's The Avengers has seen fortunes rise for the Iron Man and Thor franchises. Internationally, the film has already gotten a head start on the overseas box office, grossing well over the $100 million mark presently. With all that in mind, Captain America: The Winter Soldier is already past the halfway mark of Captain America: The First Avenger’s overseas performance from 2011. So its total collection so far is above $137 million and should finish Sunday with a whopping lobal total of $270 million or more only $100 million behind the $370.6 million earned by Captain America: The First Avenger in its entire run. So far, Captain America 2 is pacing 40 percent ahead of the first film, which debuted in May 2011.

The Winter Soldier currently sits at a certified fresh rating of 88 percent. The rating puts it ahead of other Marvel Studios films and sequels such as Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, Thor, Thor: The Dark World, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. In addition, Marvel Studios and Disney have already announced a third Captain America movie set for a May 6, 2016 release date.

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