‘Captain America: Brave New World’ tops box office for 3rd weekend
This image released by Disney shows Anthony Mackie in a scene from Marvel Studios’ ‘Captain America: Brave New World.’ It is the most popular movie in North America for the third straight week, earning $15 million this weekend. (Eli Adé/Marvel Studios-Disney via AP)
LOS ANGELES – “Captain America: Brave New World” is the most popular movie in North America for the third straight week, earning $15 million this weekend, according to industry estimates released Sunday.
Disney’s latest entry in the Marvel universe, which stars Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford, beat out the underwater thriller “Last Breath,” which opened with $7.8 million, Comscore reported.
“The Monkey,” a horror film based on a Stephen King story, earned $6.3 million Friday through Sunday in its second weekend.
“Paddington in Peru” was fourth with $4.5 million in its third weekend, followed by “Dog Man” with $4.2 million in its fifth weekend.
Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases were “Mufasa: The Lion King” ($1.9 million), “Ne Zha 2” ($1.7 million), “Heart Eyes” ($1.3 million), “The Unbreakable Boy” ($1.2 million) and “One of Them Days” ($925,000).
For its first weekend, “Captain America: Brave New World” opened with $88.5 million to lead all films in North America.
Disney’s latest entry in the Marvel universe stars Anthony Mackie in the title role, with Harrison Ford playing the president of the United States.
Anthony Mackie returns as the high-flying hero Sam Wilson, who’s officially taken up the mantle of Captain America. After meeting with newly elected US President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.
“Captain America: Brave New World” is Marvel’s first major release since “Deadpool & Wolverine” broke records last summer and re-energized a Marvel fanbase that some worried was weakening after the poor showing for “The Marvels.”
The movie is rated PG-13 for “intense sequences of violence, action and some strong language.” (With CNS report)
