Leave it to Captain America to once again perform heroics, this time at the box office. Not only is the estimated $96.2 million of Captain America: The Winter Soldier the biggest opening ever for an April release, it is the biggest three-day opening weekend of 2014 so far, and worldwide the latest entry of the Marvel superhero franchise is doing even better, bringing in a grand total of $303.3 million. It has already made half of the money the last entry, Thor: The Dark World made in its entire run, and getting much better reviews as well. With that kind of money coming in, Noah did not even have a chance for weekend two: at an estimated $17 million, the big scale biblical epic still falls shy of making back its money domestically, though it has long since passed that mark worldwide. Divergent’s dip to an estimated $13 million weekend has not hurt it at all, however, thanks to its strong opening weekend, having long surpassed its $85 million costs.
Both Muppets Most Wanted (estimated $6.3 million) and Mr. Peabody & Sherman (estimated $5.3 million) continue to struggle to make ends meet domestically, though both have gotten much needed boosts from overseas sales; however, comparatively Mr. Peabody & Sherman has outshined Muppets Most Wanted by a considerable margin, earning $102.2 million over $42.1 million. Still, both films are making mincemeat of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s latest action thriller Sabotage, whose estimated $1.9 million adds to a pittance of $8.8 million in total sales; with an unreleased budget list, the chances of it flopping big at the box office is nearly certain.
Finally, Need for Speed still pulls up short with an estimated $1.8 million domestically, but has earned a good name for itself overseas with a whopping worldwide take of $184.5 million, three times its reported budget. And while the Liam Neeson thriller Non-Stop may not be long for the list, but it still goes out a winner, an estimated $1.8 million giving it a little extra passing to its $88.1 million domestic take.
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier…$96.2 million
- Noah…$17 million
- Divergent…$13 million
- God’s Not Dead…$7.7 million
- The Grand Budapest Hotel…$6.3 million
- Muppets Most Wanted…$6.3 million
- Mr. Peabody & Sherman…$5.3 million
- Sabotage…$1.9 million
- Need for Speed…$1.8 million
- Non-Stop…$1.8 million
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