IGN Predicts Captain Marvel Will Make 627.5m Domestic Box Office !!!

Marvel has proven time and time again to doubt the studio’s sprawling vision at your own peril, because every time haters think they’ll catch Marvel slipping, the superhero powerhouse finds a way to prove them wrong. Still, even those who knew Black Panther would be a hit likely couldn’t see the monstrous $700 million domestic total coming, only the third movie in history to accomplish such a feat, behind Avatar and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The big takeaway, for many, was that representation does matter, a notion that bodes well for Marvel heading into Captain Marvel, the MCU’s first ever female-lead superhero movie, with Brie Larson playing Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, and the first ever from a female director, Anna Fleck, who directs alongside her husband Ryan Boden (Mississippi Grind). While it seems unlikely Captain Marvel can match or surpass Black Panther’s amazing numbers (though I’d be glad to eat those words if I’m wrong), Carol Danvers and her 1990s cohorts will still prove there is big bucks in putting the “her” in “hero.” $148.9 million debut, $627.5 million domestic

It seems likely the box office crown for 2019 will come down to which of two movies performs better: Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: Episode IX. Last year’s Avengers: Infinity War broke Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ opening weekend record with $257.7 million, but its domestic take of $678.8 million fell short of Black Panther’s $700 million. Given the shocking ending of Avengers: Infinity War, it seems almost a foregone conclusion that Avengers: Endgame will set a new opening weekend record in late April… but even if it does, the big question will be if that record will still stand after Star Wars 9 hits theaters in December. Regardless, Avengers: Endgame will make a ridiculous amount of money, record or not. $269.6 million debut, $824.7 million domestic.