'Captain Marvel' smashes the box office with a $153 million opening, the biggest of 2019

Captain Marvel is a hit.

The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe opened Friday, and it's currently angling toward a U.S. opening weekend total of $153 million. Once you add in all the other regions that hosted a Captain Marvel opening, that number shoots up to a $455 million take worldwide.

Assuming the weekend estimate bears out (or is exceeded), Captain Marvel's $153 million weekend is enough to make it the third-highest opening ever for the month of March, behind Beauty and the Beast ($174.8 million) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($166 million)The Hunger Games, which opened with $152.5 million in March 2012, will move to the #4 spot. Read more...

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