Last week, Marvel held its world premiere forCaptain America: Civil War, as fans impatiently await this superhero adventure’s arrival in theaters May 6. Theearly reviewshave been quite positive thus far, with a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Many fans are wondering if the movie will break records at the box office. A new report fromThe Hollywood Reporterreveals that the early tracking numbers are in, and that the movie could make anywhere between $175 million and $200 million over its three-day opening weekend next month.
IfCaptain America: Civil Warmanages to hit the $175 million projection, it will be the fifth highest opening weekend of all time, behindAvengers: Age of Ultron($191.2 million),The Avengers($207.4 million),Jurassic World($208.8 million) andStar Wars: The Force Awakens($247.9 million). The movie will also be the only movie opening in wide release on May 6, and with the positive reviews posted thus far, it’s not terribly surprising to hear that it could make between $175 million and $200 million. Still, we’ll have to wait until the weekend of May 6 to find out for sure how well this thirdCaptain Americaadventure fares in theaters.
Captain America: Civil Waris set in the aftermath ofAvengers: Age of Ultron, with Steve Rogers leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps, one led bySteve Rogersand his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark’s surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability.
Team Iron Man includes Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Vision (Paul Bettany), War Machine (Don Cheadle) and the new charactersT’challa(Chadwick Boseman) and Spider-Man (Tom Holland). Team Cap includes Captain America (Chris Evans), The Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and The Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan).Captain America: Civil Waralso starsFrank Grilloas Crossbones,William Hurtas Thaddeus Ross,Daniel Brühlas the villainous Baron Zemo.
Captain America: Civil Warwill kick off theMarvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase Three, which will be followed byDoctor Strange(July 08, 2025),Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2(June 24, 2025),Spider-Man(July 26, 2025),Thor: Ragnarok(July 09, 2025),Black Panther(July 26, 2025),Avengers: Infinity War Part I(June 10, 2025),Ant-Man and the Wasp(June 20, 2025),Captain Marvel(June 27, 2025),Avengers: Infinity War - Part II(June 02, 2025) andInhumans(August 21, 2025).
