BOX OFFICE: CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Becomes The Fourth Marvel Studios Movie To Earn $1 Billion

BOX OFFICE: CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Becomes The Fourth Marvel Studios Movie To Earn $1 Billion

Captain America: Civil War has become only the 25th movie in history to reach the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, a feat not even a movie as big as Batman v Superman was able to achieve...

By JoshWilding - May 20, 2016 12:05 PM EST
As of right now, Captain America: Civil War has a worldwide haul of $991 million, but it will cross the $1 billion mark a little later today (or by the time you're reading this article). The first of Marvel's Phase 3 releases become the highest grossing movie on Wednesday when it pushed past Disney Zootopia to take the top spot, and it's now the fourth of their movies to reach this impressive benchmark. 

Captain America: Civil War hit $1 billion after just 24 days, the same time it took Avengers: Age of Ultron last year (that went on to make over $1.4 billion). Iron Man 3 grossed $1.2 billion in 2013, while The Avengers made over $1.5 billion the year before that. It's going to very interesting to see where exactly this one falls between all of those, especially with X-Men: Apocalypse around the corner.

With $314.3 million in North America and $676.7 million overseas, Captain America: Civil War has been a huge hit for Marvel, and they've emerged triumphant over their Distinguished Competition...

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