Captain America: Civil War is now just ten days away from Thursday previews in North America, and analysts currently have it pegged as opening with upwards of $190 million. That's an impressive haul which will see it come in slightly short of The Avengers ($207.4 million), but possibly open even bigger than Avengers: Age of Ultron ($191.3 million). If we've learned anything from Marvel's movies though, it's that they almost always end up exceeding expectations, so expect these figures to rise. Fandango has revealed that advance ticket sales are bigger than all the previous Marvel movies anyway, so it's clearly going to be a big weekend for the first Phase 3 release.
Overseas, Captain America: Civil War opens a little sooner as it hits France and Korea tomorrow and then an additional 59 locations a little later in the week. However, the movie doesn't have a day and date release in China or Russia (two countries it will debut in soon enough), so it now looks set for an overseas haul of $200 - 230 million, with some analysts boldly predicting a figure closer to $250 million. Time will tell. To beat Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice's record overseas opening, it will have to top $256.2 million, and considering the fact that the DC Comics adaptation did open in China at the same time as the rest of the world, that would be quite the victory for Marvel Studios if it happens! Either way, this movie is definitely looking at a final haul of $1+ billion...
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