'Captain Marvel' becomes the first female superhero film to enter $1 billion club
Brie Larson in a poster of 'Captain Marvel'.
Girl power, FTW! Brie Larson starrer 'Captian Marvel' has become the first female superhero film to have crossed the USD 1 billion milestone at global box office.
Marvel's origin superhero film raked in over USD 358 million in the US, while in the international territories, it amassed USD 645 million, Walt Disney, Marvel Studios' parent company, shared in a press release.
The film debuted with a bang after minting USD 455 million gross worldwide in its first week. Also read:Here's why 'Captain Marvel' will not release in Pakistan
In the US, 'Captain Marvel' launched with USD 153 million, the seventh best of any in the 21-film old Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise.
The film registered the second-highest domestic opening weekend for a solo MCU character debut to last year's 'Black Panther'.The film also beat out its DC counterpart 'Wonder Woman', which had domestically earned over USD 100 million in its first weekend in June 2017.
'Captain Marvel'directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, features Larson asCarol Danvers aka Captain Marvel, a US Air Force pilot whose DNA is fused with that of an alien during an accident, which imbues her with the powers of superhuman strength, energy projection, and flight. Read our review of the film here.
Also featuring Samuel L Jackson, Jude Law, Gemma Chan, Annette Bening and Ben Mendelsohn, 'Captain Marvel' released worldwide on March 8.
(With inputs from PTI)