'Captain Marvel' lands the sixth-biggest debut of all time

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Disney distribution chief Cathleen Taff told Variety that the results show that "Captain Marvel" again tapped into the worldwide fan base for MCU movies and credited Marvel president Kevin Feige with expanding the diversity of superheroes, with Larson as the first female lead character. Unaware of her past, Carol begins to slowly remember her old life after crashing to Earth, following an encounter with the shapeshifting Skrulls.

Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the superhero flick opened on International Women's Day, leaning into its inherent girl power.

The North Jersey Record reports theater patrons at the AMC Theater initially didn't seem to notice Larson, who was dressed in a Captain Marvel sweat suit.

Moviegoers in New Jersey got a surprise visit over the weekend from a super-hero.

The makers, at Marvel, played a masterstroke in connecting Captain Marvel to the Avengers in Avengers: Infinity War.

This is the first time Captain Marvel is on screen with Captain America, who many believe she will replace.

We're still in opening weekend for Captain Marvel, but the film is already soaring past its predicted box office projections higher, further, faster than anyone could have expected.

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The film has received a positive response all over.

The film garnered an "A" CinemaScore from audiences and a 79% score on review site Rotten Tomatoes.

The movie also features Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Annette Bening and Jude Law among others in significant roles.

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Franchises big and small dominate the box office this March. This tracks just below the original film in the trilogy, which boasted a three weekend $133.4 million haul. In its second weekend, Tyler Perry's "A Madea Family Funeral" dropped 55 per cent with $12 million. Her comic timing leaves you impressed.

Rounding out the top five is another franchise entry and a still-struggling new sci-fi epic. It grossed $28.3 million overseas, boosted significantly by $15.7 in its second weekend in China.

Diakow explains the history of the character Captain Marvel goes back to the 1960s when the character was initially written as a male superhero, however that changed in the '70s with the feminist movement. Check out the March 8-10 numbers below.

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