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Box Office Recap: ‘Captain America’ Remains #1, ‘Rio 2’ Close Second

It was a tight race for first place at the worldwide box office this weekend.  Disney-Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier fought to remain in first, as Fox’s family-friendly, newcomer Rio 2 flew into theaters.

Captain America would end up being the victor, both domestically and abroad.  In the United States, the Chris Evans-fronted sequel grossed $41.4 million in its sophomore week, bringing the film’s domestic total to $159 million.  Meanwhile, Rio 2 opened with a strong $39 million in its debut weekend.  Globally, Rio 2 fell short of Captain America’s $102 million take with $101.3 million.

Relativity Media’s first low-budget horror film Oculus met expectations with $12 million in it debut weekend.  The film cost just $5 million to produce.

One newcomer that significantly underperformed at the box office was Kevin Costner’s sports drama Draft Day, earning just $9.75 million in its first three days.  The adult male-targeted film has a current rating of 7/10 on iMDB.

Top 10 Films at Weekend Box Office: April 11-13

  1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier – $41.4 million
  2. Rio 2 –  $39 million
  3. Oculus – $12 million
  4. Draft Day – $9.75 million
  5. Divergent – $7.5 million
  6. Noah – $7.45 million
  7. God’s Not Dead – $5.485 million
  8. The Grand Budapest Hotel – $4.05 million
  9. Muppets Most Wanted – $2.193 million
  10. Mr. Peabody & Sherman – $1.825 million
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