Captain America: Civil War's estimated $181.8 million opening is the biggest so far in 2016 and the fifth-biggest opening weekend box ****** of all time. The previous fifth place record-holder was Iron Man 3, with $174 million.
The $181.8 million opening also puts Civil War*ahead of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which took in $166 million during its first weekend. It was a huge opening for Warner Bros., though BvS*failed to plant the landing in subsequent weeks as poor word-of-mouth and dismal reviews contributed to steep drop-offs at the box ******. Read more...