"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" won the box office this weekend defeating "Noah" and "Divergent."
The Marvel film, starring Chris Evans, Scarket Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Redford, broke the April record with an outstanding $96.2 million. The "Captain America" film managed to defeat "Thor 2: The Dark World's" $85 million opening back in November, but could not match the first "Iron Man's" $98 million. With good reviews, word of mouth, and no competition ahead, it is likely the film should continue to bring in good business.
"Noah" plummeted 61 percent and brought in a disappointing $17 million. The film has now made $72.3 million and is unlikely to make its $125 million budget back. With little word of mouth, and controversial subject matter, the movie will most likely make $100 million by the end of its run.
"Divergent" fell 49 percent and made an estimated $13 million. The movie has already scored an outstanding $114 million and is likely to pass the $140 million mark by the end of its run.
"God's Not Dead" continued its successful run in fourth place. The film scored another $7.7 million and brought its total earnings to $32.5 million. The film is on the road to making $50 million, which make it the most successful indie film of the year.
Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" was equally successful. The movie was down 26 percent, but still managed to pull in $6.3 million. The film has already made $33.4 million and also has potential of crossing the $45 million mark.
"Muppets Most Wanted" was down 44 percent and made $6 million, while "Mr. Sherman & Peabody" made $5.3 million. "Muppets" has now made $42 million while "Peabody" crossed the $100 million for a total of $102 million.
In the arthouse cinema circuit, "Frankie & Alice" opened to a disappointing $350,000. The film, which was nominated for the Golden Globe in 2010, is unlikely to expand next week after the disastrous opening.
However, A24 scored a surprising opening with "Under the Skin." The Johansson film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival to mixed reviews, made an estimated $140,000 for a per theater average of $35,000. That is the second best opening for an indie film this year and could become the 1-year-old distributor's next big film.
Meanwhile, Fox Searchlight had a disastrous opening with "Dom Hemingway." The film, which opened on April 2, was only able to bring in $32,000 in four theaters for a total of $8,000 per theater average. The film will expand next week but is unlikely to do any better.
Meanwhile, "Nymphomaniac Volume 2" also had an unimpressive opening. The film, which opened in 29 theaters made $78,000. The opening took in far less than the first part, which opened to $158,000. Both films have been on VOD for over a month most likely found their audiences on that platform.
Sony Classics Pictures expanded the Bollywood flick, "The Lunchbox," into 103 theaters. The film made a superb $320,000 and has already grossed an outstanding $1.3 million.