While Captain America: Civil War has already amassed $291.2 million at the international box office, the highly anticipated Marvel film finally launched its domestic debut last night with Thursday “preview” screenings, and things are off to a strong start. The film scored $25 million, which puts it just behind Avengers: Age of Ultron which nabbed $27.6 million during its Thursday night preview screenings, but well above The Avengers’ $18.7 million and Iron Man 3’s $15.6 million.

But while the film has only been in theaters for a matter of hours, it’s already scored one box office record. With $3.1 million in Thursday previews, that marks Marvel’s best performance yet for IMAX previews, besting Age of Ultron’s $3 million. While the film doesn’t officially open until today, Thursday evening showings have now become the norm post-The Dark Knight Rises shooting, as theaters now start those “midnight screenings” much earlier in the day.


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Civil War should do swimmingly at the box off this weekend thanks to stellar reviews, and how high it soars is anyone’s guess. Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ astounding $247.9 million opening weekend record is gonna be tough for anyone to beat, but Jurassic World’s second-place $208.8 million opening or The Avengers’s third-place $207.4 million seem within reach. Current projections have the movie opening at or above $200 million, so we’ll be watching closely all weekend long to see how high this thing shakes out.

For now, a refresher on the Top 10 domestic opening weekends of all time is below for your perusing pleasure.

Rank

Title

Opening Weekend

1.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

$247,966,675

2.

Jurassic World

$208,806,270

3.

Marvel’s The Avengers

$207,438,708

4.

Avengers: Age of Ultron

$191,271,109

5.

Iron Man 3

$174,144,585

6.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

$169,189,427

7.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

$166,007,347

8.

The Dark Knight Rises

$160,887,295

9.

The Dark Knight

$158,411,483

10.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

$158,074,286


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