LOS ANGELES – Captain America: The Winter Soldier has set a record as the biggest domestic April release ever.
The sequel debuted with $96.2 million topping the previous record holder, 2011’s Fast Five, which opened with $86.2 million. Last weekend The Winter Soldier, which stars Chris Evans as the shield-wielding superhero, and Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, commanded 32 international markets, gaining $75.2 million in its overseas bow.
Expanding to Russia, Australia and China in its second week, the Marvel comic adaptation, boasting a budget of over $170 million, has earned $207.1 million internationally, bringing its overall worldwide haul to over $303 million.
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Also a touchstone for Imax, The Winter Soldier attained $9.6 million on 346 screens showing the film in the enhanced resolution format. Internationally the film showed on 278 Imax screens resulting in a $6.5 million gain, $4 million of which was delivered from China.
Captain America: The First Avenger, which had a budget of around $140 million, debuted in 2011 with $65 million when it opened in July. Overall it earned $371 million worldwide.
The biblical saga Noah, starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson, took a drastic dip in its second weekend, earning $17 million after debuting with $44 million. Still, it sailed into second place, crossing the $70 million mark domestically, while pushing young adult science-fiction thriller Divergent, led by Shailene Woodley, to third with $13 million in its third week.
The surprise hit God’s Not Dead took the No. 4 slot with $7.7 million in its third weekend.
Coming in at No. 5, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel collected $6.3 million, bringing its domestic total to $33 million.
Muppets Most Wanted, which landed at No. 6 with $6.3 million in its third weekend and Mr. Peabody and Sherman, coming in at No. 7 with $5.3 million in weekend five, were the top kiddie films. But animated Rio 2 stands to knock them down a few notches when it releases next weekend.
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