"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" Gearing Up For Spring Box Office Takeover

Captain America is about to score big in the US – so big in fact, that it might be vying for the title of 2014’s top grossing debut. According to people, who know a lot about movies and are much better at maths than this humble staff writer, the red, white and blue superhero, alongside Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and a new character – the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) – is poised to earn Marvel over $90 million or more in ticket sales through Sunday in the U.S. and Canada. This information, quoted via the LA Times, is based on pre-release audience surveys.

Check out the trailer for Winter Soldier below.

Iron Man 3 came in second in 2013, while 2012’s Avengers holds the title for that year’s top earner. Later on, Thor: The Dark World launched with $86 million in ticket sales in its opening weekend and ended up with more than $200 million domestically, despite the risky move of launching two superhero flicks so close together.

Watch the trailer for the 2011 original below.