As expected, Captain America: The Winter Soldier took over the box office on Friday with a huge $37 million. While it probably won’t reach $100 million this weekend, it’s still on track to easily set a new record for April.Captain America’s $37 million debut is the biggest opening day since The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in November. It’s up 14 percent from Thor: The Dark World’s $31.9 million, and up 44 percent from the first Captain’s $25.7 million.If The Winter Soldier plays similarly to The Dark World, it will inch past $100 million this weekend. Other comparable titles (The Avengers, Iron Man 3) suggest it will wind up in the $94-to-$96 million range.Noah was no match for Captain America: Darren Aronofsky’s divisive Biblical epic sunk 68 percent to an estimated $4.9 million on Friday. For the weekend, it should take second place with around $17 million.Divergent fell 49 percent to an estimated $4.2 million.

 

 

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