The early reviews for next month’s Captain America: Civil War are already among the best that any Marvel movie has received. It has now been predicted that the film is also set for a huge opening weekend at the box office.
According to Variety, the third Captain America movie could earn between $175 million and $180 million in its first three days. This figure would place it at third in the list of Marvel openings, behind the two Avengers films and ahead of Iron Man 3.
Unlike the previous Captain America films, both of which opened with considerably smaller grosses, Civil War features many of the high profile actors and characters from the Avengers movies, increasing its appeal.
Only three films in history have topped $200 million in their first weekend–The Avengers, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Jurassic World. When asked about the chances of Civil War joining them, media analyst Eric Handler told Variety: “It’s tough to predict any movie getting above $200 million, but this one has a shot. They have two weeks of good buzz to build on and the marketing machine behind this is going to be huge.”
Captain America: Civil War is directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, and stars Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Jr., Anthony Mackie, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner. It is released on May 5, 2016.
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