At its premier weekend, 鈥淐aptain Marvel鈥 hit the ground running. The origin story of the extraterrestrial Kree warrior is first female-led superhero film, and it had the biggest box office opening of any female-led movie. Brie Larson as Captain Marvel wowed audiences, amid a sluggish start to the year for the movie industry.
鈥淐aptain Marvel鈥檚鈥 debut weekend brought in 455 million in worldwide box office sales. 鈥淏eauty and the Beast,鈥 starring Emma Watson, had the second biggest worldwide box office weekend for any female-led film, bringing in 357 million. Disney, which owns Marvel Studios, beat out their rival DC, which is owned by Warner Brothers. Captain Marvel brought in double of what DC鈥檚 film-led superhero film, 鈥淲onder Woman鈥 made in its first opening weekend.
Among other notable records and firsts the movie has taken, that Captain Marvel had become the biggest advanced-ticket seller, beating out 鈥淎vengers: Infinity Wars鈥 and 鈥淏lack Panther.鈥
Superhero Films
Biggest Box Office Openings for Female-Led Films

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This chart shows the worldwide ticket sales for opening weekend (in millions of U.S. dollars).



















