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'Captain America' sets box office record as it leaps past 'Noah'
Reuters ^ | 04/06/2014

Posted on 04/06/2014 5:33:38 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

"Captain America: The Winter Soldier," the sequel to Marvel's 2011 film about the Red, White and Blue super hero, smashed its way to $96.2 million in weekend ticket sales, setting a new record for an April release and speeding past last week's winner, "Noah."

The film, which stars Chris Evans as a scrawny World War Two reject given super powers from an experimental serum, easily exceeded the April take for the racing movie "Fast Five," which collected $86.2 million in ticket sales in April 2011.

"Noah," starring Russell Crowe as the biblical figure, was second with $17 million in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, and has collected $72.3 million in overall domestic sales since opening last week, according to studio estimates. It's total worldwide take is about $180 Million.

The dystopian action film "Divergent" was third with $13 million, for a total of $114 million since its March 21 release in U.S. and Canadian theaters.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: boxoffice; captainamerica; divergent; moviereview; noah; thewintersoldier
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1 posted on 04/06/2014 5:33:38 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Marvel movies are making a bundle everywhere. What a franchise. Much of this movie was filmed in Cleveland, btw. For those who have never seen the city, here is a bit of it.
2 posted on 04/06/2014 5:39:39 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: SeekAndFind
The Entertainment business seems to be churning out a lot of dystopian product, with frequent messages that "your government is out of control, you can't trust your government, the people who seem to be running things are not actually running things, things are not as they seem".

People know. They don't admit it to themselves quite yet, but there is a groundswell in this country, and people sense that something is wrong. And it's not just the US. It's the EU and it's Russia and China too. Everywhere.

For the record: I think it's all much, much worse than anyone can imagine, and I think the superstructure of society will inevitably collapse. I see massive debt default, the end of the nation state, and the rise of small, weak governments in all corners of the globe. In many respects, it will be a Dark Age. But there will be some possibility that the chaos will allow a rebirth of freedom.

I'm actually expecting all of that to be forestalled by the Second Coming, but no man can predict that hour, so in the absence of the return of Jesus, I say we're in for a bumpy ride.

3 posted on 04/06/2014 5:48:26 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: SeekAndFind

Saw Noah. No mention of God punishing man for sin. ‘The Creator’ punished man for misusing the earth. The film had rock transformers throwing lightning bolts. I think Al Gore wrote the screenplay. It is a laughable film.


4 posted on 04/06/2014 5:52:21 PM PDT by abclily
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To: ClearCase_guy

Not the day or the hour, but you can discern the signs when it’s near.


5 posted on 04/06/2014 5:52:23 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: hinckley buzzard

I have all 3 of the Ironman movies on DVR and just finished watching the last one an hour ago.

Enjoyed all 3 of them.

According to IMBD, Ironman 3 took in $174M it’s opening weekend


6 posted on 04/06/2014 5:52:28 PM PDT by digger48
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Lucky guy I cant wait to see capt. America,I really do like all those superhero movies.Heaven knows we need a superhero just about now.


7 posted on 04/06/2014 5:54:45 PM PDT by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)
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To: hinckley buzzard

A couple of interesting points.

1. The Clintons were involved in trying to steal the rights to the Marvel Comics Series from Stan Lee.

2. Stan Lee always has a cameo role in each of the Marvel Series Movies.


8 posted on 04/06/2014 5:55:08 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: digger48

I thought they where way better than they had to be for something like that. Really raised the bar for sure as far as I am concerned.

Freegards


9 posted on 04/06/2014 5:56:02 PM PDT by Ransomed
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To: hinckley buzzard

Doesn’t Cleveland look like Detroit?


10 posted on 04/06/2014 5:57:14 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: digger48

Iron Man 3 had a couple of really hot chicks.


11 posted on 04/06/2014 5:57:57 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: abclily

Any movie should “Leap” past “Noah”.


12 posted on 04/06/2014 5:59:13 PM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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To: Dalberg-Acton

LOL! That’s wHy I was on IMBD. Looking to see who they were.


13 posted on 04/06/2014 6:03:54 PM PDT by digger48
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To: abclily
‘The Creator’ punished man for misusing the earth...

OK, I won't bother seeing it. I get tired of being preached at by radical environmentalists; I'm not going to pay to do so.

14 posted on 04/06/2014 6:06:38 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: ClearCase_guy

I fear you’re right. A few years ago, I would’ve laughed at such a statement as conspiracy theory nonsense.

Now....let’s just say I ain’t laughing.


15 posted on 04/06/2014 6:12:12 PM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Pretty soon, every inner city is going to look like Detroit.


16 posted on 04/06/2014 6:13:58 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

And according to the grand plan.


17 posted on 04/06/2014 6:17:14 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Unintended Consequences: Expanded Autism Spectrum now includes the entire Obama Administration)
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To: SeekAndFind


18 posted on 04/06/2014 6:17:43 PM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: UCANSEE2

He appears in some not all, he hasn’t been any of the Xmen movies since the first one.


19 posted on 04/06/2014 6:22:36 PM PDT by globoreally
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To: SeekAndFind

Watching “Turn” on AMC now. So far so good.

Gotta love the resistance.


20 posted on 04/06/2014 6:23:27 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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