BOX OFFICE: CAPTAIN AMERICA: TWS Opens Huge After Thursday Night Showings

BOX OFFICE: CAPTAIN AMERICA: TWS Opens Huge After Thursday Night Showings

Marvel's Captain America sequel took in a massive $10.2M from last night's screenings, beating Thor: The Dark World's opening figures, and may well be on track to scoring the top April opening of all time. More after the jump.

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By MarkCassidy - Apr 04, 2014 08:04 AM EST
'Captain America' Opens Massively with $10.2

As I've said before, it'd really only be news if a Marvel movie didn't make a big splash at the BO, but they've outdone themselves this time. Captain America: The Winter Soldier made a very impressive $10.2 million last night from early screenings (Note: Not just midnights). This puts the Marvel sequel on track to scoring the top April opening of all time -- with a possibility that it may even approach $100 million. It also beat the last Marvel flick, Thor: The Dark World, which took in $7.1 million in Thursday night grosses, as well as the likes of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ($8.8M) and Divergent ($4.9M). Does this mean Captain America 3 could be considered a real threat to Warner Bros. Man Of Steel sequel? You'd have to think so!
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YeezusWept
YeezusWept - 4/4/2014, 8:35 AM
Does anyone recall how much IM3 made on opening night?
GinjaNinja
GinjaNinja - 4/4/2014, 8:37 AM
Thor TDW made 7 million on thursday, and MoS made 9 million thursday.
dopemaster
dopemaster - 4/4/2014, 8:38 AM
ads on this site are getting outrageous.
GinjaNinja
GinjaNinja - 4/4/2014, 8:38 AM
looks like it could push 110 million if the thursday night openings mean anythning. thats about what MoS made.
GizmoEl
GizmoEl - 4/4/2014, 8:38 AM
At the risk of continuing a Marvel/DC flame war.. It's worth noting this is an April release. A spring movie beating out a summer blockbuster is interesting.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 4/4/2014, 8:41 AM
Deserves it. Amazing film.
Pasto
Pasto - 4/4/2014, 8:42 AM
MrCBM
Saw it before you, suck it.

*Sticks tongue out*
DEVLIN712
DEVLIN712 - 4/4/2014, 8:45 AM
Just let me grab that over there...

I'm ready!
DEVLIN712
DEVLIN712 - 4/4/2014, 8:45 AM
@Pasta Sauce
I saw it a week before you

*sticks up finger*
Pasto
Pasto - 4/4/2014, 8:46 AM
........[frick] you.
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 4/4/2014, 8:47 AM
yES!!!,


This movie flicking deserves it!!!

Best movie of the year so far

And it's going to be hard for the summer movies to Top this
Sumitsjc
Sumitsjc - 4/4/2014, 8:48 AM
I just Got back From Watching this Movie.
WOW this is really a great movie guys. !!
Lozzy
Lozzy - 4/4/2014, 8:48 AM
This movie deserves every cent it gets. Truly amazing and raises the bar for CBMs.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 4/4/2014, 8:52 AM
Yeah to put it simply, this movie is [frick]ing amazing! 10/10 and probably my favorite Marvel film yet.
SpiderFraud
SpiderFraud - 4/4/2014, 8:53 AM
The wait is freaking killing me! I have little patience.
LMB10
LMB10 - 4/4/2014, 8:54 AM
This is the one Marvel movie that REALLY deserves a billion. It is absolutely fantastic.

Glad it's opened well.
Bekss
Bekss - 4/4/2014, 8:54 AM
At the risk of continuing the flame war...
Let's remember this is Captain América, not a big name 3 years ago. Let's ask ourselves how much money would make a Martian Manhunter movie, or an Aquaman movie.
I'm saying this because the only reference with DC we have is Batman and Superman. I think that's not fair. ;)
Pigdango
Pigdango - 4/4/2014, 8:56 AM
Just to clarify, Man of Steel made $21 million from Thursday 8pm shows plus Midnight shows. The reason Man of Steel's $12 million Thursday doesn't "count" and Cap 2's does is that Wal-Mart advertised Man of Steel's Thursday shows heavily, while Cap has only ever been advertised as opening today. But if you're comparing like and like, Man of Steel crushed Cap 2.
HugoStrange87
HugoStrange87 - 4/4/2014, 8:56 AM
I never can see movies that I want to see right away anymore. A casualty of getting older I suppose. Can't see this till Wednesday. Dammit.
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 4/4/2014, 8:57 AM
To me, unlike IM3..... cap TWS deserves a billion in box office
Bekss
Bekss - 4/4/2014, 8:57 AM
Wow, I had not read the comments, it seems there is no flame war.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 4/4/2014, 8:57 AM
My god the action in this movie was so [frick]ing awesome and intense! That first fight between Cap and The Winter Soldier, lawd!!
m0th3r
m0th3r - 4/4/2014, 8:58 AM
@Pig also a summer release..both my kids wanted to see midnight showing but school ruins everything...that could nearly double the number of butts in seats
m0th3r
m0th3r - 4/4/2014, 8:58 AM
Marvels first TWO Billion dollar year?
circuitbreaker
circuitbreaker - 4/4/2014, 8:58 AM
Man Of Steel made $21 million on Thursday. $9 million was from the midnight showings only. http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2013/06/14/thursday-box-office-man-of-steel-grosses-21-million/
third3ye
third3ye - 4/4/2014, 8:59 AM
$100M baby, here we go!
Pigdango
Pigdango - 4/4/2014, 9:00 AM
Here's a link to back up what I'm saying.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3692&p=.htm

"Friday AM Update: Before regular Friday shows even begin, Man of Steel has already taken in an estimated $21 million. It earned $12 million from Thursday night's Wal-Mart screening program, and an additional $9 million from general midnight shows."
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 4/4/2014, 9:00 AM
@omega

Not just that but also to show Marvel studios that wow ppl love these movies
We should make even bigger movies and make more movies each year
rockerdude22
rockerdude22 - 4/4/2014, 9:00 AM
The movie was great! Beats out IM1 as my favorite MCU solo flick!

Interesting story: they stopped the movie at one point because somebody's car caught on fire in the parking lot. It didn't belong to anyone in our theater, so they continued the movie then. A guy behind me shouted "this movie just keeps getting better" when that happened
write33
write33 - 4/4/2014, 9:00 AM
Saw the double feature with Cap 1 at AMC.......great time and loved the movie!!!
Pigdango
Pigdango - 4/4/2014, 9:01 AM
In fairness to whoever created the article here, The Hollywood Reporter actually reported this incorrectly as well.
ukboy28
ukboy28 - 4/4/2014, 9:01 AM
Fully frigging deserved, what a brillant action cbm!!!!

@ALegendarypanda

i know right, one of my fave action scenes in the marvel universe :)
Lawliet
Lawliet - 4/4/2014, 9:01 AM
I just saw it! This is the real phase 2 deserves! unlike the comedic dumb childish disappointing IM3 and Thor 2
Pasto
Pasto - 4/4/2014, 9:02 AM
Captain America: The Winter Soldier deserve more money than Iron Man 3. This film is easily Marvel's darkest movie to date.
McNyagano
McNyagano - 4/4/2014, 9:02 AM
Well deserved!
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 4/4/2014, 9:02 AM
@m0th3r

They had a lot of 7pm and 8pm showings last night

That's how my little girl was able to watch it
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