Where Captain Marvel Ranks in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Fastest Movies to $200 Million US Box Office – IGN

By Adam Bankhurst

Captain Marvel, which is currently in its second weekend since its debut on March 8, has become the 7th fastest MCU film to hit $200 million at the US domestic box office.

Via Box Office Mojo, Captain Marvel has earned an estimated $69.4 million in its second weekend in theaters and crossed the $200 million mark on March 15, 2019 — only eight days after its release. Its current box office United States cumulative gross is $266 million after 10 days (a 54.8% drop week over week), while it’s brought in $760 million worldwide.

For comparison, take a look at how quickly the other films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe reached the $200 million milestone in the United States:

1. Black Panther (2018) – 3 Days
   • Domestic Total Gross (DTG): $700 million
2. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) – 3 Days
   • DTG: $678.8 million
3. Marvel’s The Avengers (2012) – 3 Days
   • DTG: $623.4 million
4. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2013) – 4 Days
   • DTG: $459 million
5. Captain America: Civil War (2016) – 5 Days
   • DTG: $408.1 million
6. Iron Man 3 (2013) – 6 Days
   • DTG: $409 million
7. Captain Marvel (2019) – 8 Days
   • DTG (As of 3/17/19): $266.2 million (estimate)
8. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) – 9 Days
   • DTG: $389.8 million
9. Thor: Ragnarok (2017) – 10 Days
   • DTG: $315.1 million
10. Iron Man 2 (2010) – 10 Days
    • DTG: $312.4 million
11. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) – 10 Days
    • DTG: $334.2 million
12. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) – 15 Days
    • DTG: $333.2 million
13. Iron Man (2008) – 16 Days
    • DTG: $318.4 million
14. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) – 17 Days
    • DTG: $259.8 million
15. Doctor Strange (2016) – 23 Days
    • DTG: $232.6 million
16. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) – 36 Days
    • DTG: $216.6 million
17. Thor: The Dark World (2013) – 44 Days
    • DTG: $206.4 million
18. Thor (2011) – N/A
    • DTG: $181 million
19. Ant-Man (2015) – N/A
    • DTG: $180.2 million
20. The Incredible Hulk (2008) – N/A
    • DTG: $134.8 million
21. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) – N/A
    • DTG: $176.7 million

While Captain Marvel is performing strongly, Black Panther, Marvel’s The Avengers, and Avengers: Infinity War all hold the title of fastest MCU films to reach $200 million, with Black Panther holding the record for most earned at the US domestic box office during its theatrical run.

Meanwhile, four films – Thor, Ant-Man, The Incredible Hulk, and Captain America: The First Avenger – never reached that $200 million mark. However, all of those film’s sequels (well, those that got sequels — RIP, Incredible Hulk) did reach that milestone, with Captain America’s two follow-up films reaching #14 and #5 above, respectively.

Thor: The Dark World, which took 44 days to reach $200 million, earned it with 27 days left to spare as its last recorded box office date was January 16, 2014.

The next big question will be where Avengers: Endgame will fit in to the above list when it releases in theaters on April 26, 2019.

Captain Marvel, interestingly enough, also holds the title of 7th lowest second weekend drop in the domestic box office. Since its debut last weekend, Carol Danvers’ origin film saw an estimated 54.8% drop, which puts it just above Guardians of the Galaxy and just below Thor: Ragnarok. It’s worth noting that a percentage drop between the first and second box office weekends isn’t necessarily a sign of a movie’s success or failure. According to Box Office Mojo, the average second weekend drop for an MCU movie is 56%.

For more on Captain Marvel, be sure to check out our look at the best Easter Eggs, cameos, and secrets in the film, as well as an explainer on one of the breakout stars of the film, Goose the cat.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who is very interested to see where Avengers: Endgame falls on this list as it is probably one of his most anticipated films of all time. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst.

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