'Captain America: Civil War' Soars to $1 Billion Worldwide
(From left) Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther, Paul Bettany as Vision, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff, and Don Cheadle as War Machine in ‘Captain America: Civil War’ (Photo: Disney Marvel via AP)
By Dave McNary, Variety
Disney-Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War has soared past $1 billion at the worldwide box office — the 25th movie to do so.
The tentpole hit $314 million in the U.S. on Thursday, its 14th day of domestic release, and $677 million internationally after 23 days.
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Disney noted that it’s the top grosser of 2016 and the fourth Marvel Cinematic Universe film to pass $1 billion, joining The Avengers ($1.518 billion), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1.405 billion), and Iron Man 3 ($1.215 billion).
The 13 titles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have hauled more than $10 billion in global box office, with nearly $2.1 billion coming from the three Captain America films.
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Captain America: Civil War is Disney’s 10th billion-dollar release out of the 25 films that have hit the milestone. Its Star Wars: The Force Awakens is third on the list with $2.06 billion, trailing only Avatar at $2.78 billion and Titanic at $2.19 billion.
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