The US box office has started humming for CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (Disney), which brought in $10.2M in shows that began at 8PM last night. That’s considerably better than the $7.1M that Thor: The Dark World made in its Thursday night shows last November, and also better than the $9M for Man of Steel (although the latter waited until midnight to begin its official run, with Thursday evening shows only as part of a Walmart promo offer). Reflecting the post-Avengers bump that the mega-franchise has given to its component parts, Winter Soldier‘s Thursday was 2.5x the Thursday night for 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger. Captain isn’t in a league with Iron Man 3‘s $15.6M, let alone The Avengers‘ $18.7M, but it wasn’t expected to reach that tier.
Here are the Friday (including Thursday night) and weekend numbers that Winter Soldier will be measured against:
Captain America: the First Avenger: $25.7M Friday/$65.1M weekend
Thor: The Dark World: $31.9M Friday/$85.7M weekend
Man of Steel: $56.1M Friday (includes $12.1M Walmart promotion)/$128.7M weekend
Iron Man 3: $68.9M Friday/$174.1M weekend
The Avengers: $80.8M Friday/$207.4M weekend
Note: The Amazing Spider-Man opened on a Tuesday, so its weekend dynamic isn’t comparable to the above titles.
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