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Captain America sequel becomes biggest April blockbuster
Written by . Published: April 07 2014
The critically-acclaimed Captain America sequel has shattered April box office records nationwide with a $96.2 million opening-weekend take.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier stormed theatres on Friday (04Apr14) and has become the largest April debut on record.
Biblical epic Noah, which hit the top spot last week (30Mar14)
drops to a distant second with $17 million, and Divergent is third
with a $13 million weekend.
Religious film God's Not Dead and Wes Anderson's comedy The Grand
Budapest Hotel round out the new top five.
Meanwhile, Captain America: The Winter Soldier has now netted over
$303 million globally.