Captain Marvel Set to Be the First Real Hit of 2019
by EG
The first Marvel movie of 2019 looks like it's also going to be the first movie of the year to deliver impressive ticket sales. Captain Marvel is currently tracking to be nearly as big as Black Panther. Read on for details.
It's Captain Marvel to the rescue.
Marvel's first female-fronted superhero pic, starring Brie Larson, is tracking to open this weekend to a mighty $125 million-$145 million at the North American box office, where revenue year to date is down 26 percent over 2018 following a dismal February, which hit a 17-year low. Some even think the movie could hit $150 million through Sunday.
Either way, Captain Marvel is poised to score the second-biggest opening for a Marvel Studios title introducing a new character behind last year's Black Panther, which debuted domestically to $202 million in February 2018. The Marvel and Disney tentpole also looks to come in ahead of DC's Wonder Woman ($103 million).
Overseas, Captain Marvel is tracking to open to $150 million or more. It touches down in every major market this week timed to its U.S. launch save for Japan.
The story, set in the 1990s, follows fighter pilot Carol Powers — and her cat, Goose — as she flexes her new superhuman powers in the midst of a galactic war between two alien races that threaten Earth.
Get the rest of the story at The Hollywood Reporter.
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