'Captain America: The Winter Solider' Breaks April Box Office Record With $96.2 Million Weekend

Marvel Studios' latest instalment, 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier', is proving to be hugely popular, not just among comic book fans, but all cinemagoers as it reigns No.1 at this week's North American box office, breaking the April earnings' record.

The sequel to 2011's 'Captain America: The First Avenger,' and the ninth instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe earned an impressive $96.2 million, which beat the previous highest-grossing movie in the month of April (2011's 'Fast Five') by $10 million.

After 'The Winter Soldier's' impressive domestic debut, and since it was released a week before in several other countries, it has earned $303 million worldwide so far.

Watch the trailer for 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' here

The plot occurs two years after the events in New York City, and although 'Steve Rogers' is still struggling to adjust to the modern world, he is still heavily involved with 'S.H.I.E.L.D', even if he isn't convinced with certain aspects of their ethics.

However, after a member of S.H.I.E.L.D. is assassinated, Rogers and the rest of the organisation band together to try and figure out who is behind the attack, but as the All-American hero fights off a tirade of assassins, an unexpected adversary, who can match the Captain's inhuman strength and speed, emerges.

Accompanying 'Captain America' (Chris Evans) is the returning Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), the leader of S.H.I.E.L.D Alexander Pierce (Robert Redford), 'Falcon' (Anthony Mackie) and 'The Winter Soldier', played by Sebastian Stan.

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'The Winter Solider' eclipsed all over movies this weekend, and its nearest competitor was the historical epic drama 'Noah,' starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connolly and Emma Watson. The biblical retelling dropped to $17 million after debuting at $72 million last weekend.

'Divergent', starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James, came in third position with $13 million, and landing at the 4th spot was 'God's Not Dead' by raking in $7.7 million.

Rounding off the top five was Wes Anderson's black comedy-drama 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' which earned $6.3 million.

The weekend's top 10 films, according to Box Office Mojo:

1. 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier,' $96.2 million

2. 'Noah,' $17 million.

3. 'Divergent,' $13 million

4. 'God's Not Dead,' $7.7 million.

5. 'The Grand Budapest Hotel,' $6.3 million.

6. 'Muppets Most Wanted,' $6.3 million.

7. 'Mr. Peabody and Sherman,' $5.3 million

8. 'Sabotage,' $1.9 million.

9. 'Need for Speed,' $1.84 million.

10. 'Non-Stop,' $1.83 million