Captain Marvel Is Officially A Billion-Dollar Hit

Captain Marvel has noticed its way into Marvel's box office hall of fame. The landmark movie has surpassed $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales — elevating its earnings above all however six films in the franchise.


Other MCU movies in the billion-dollar club include Avengers: Infinity War ($2 billion), The Avengers ($1.5 billion), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1.4 billion), Black Panther ($1.3 billion), Iron Man 3 ($1.2 billion), and Captain America: Civil War ($1.1 billion).


obviously, even before reaching the cash milestone, the Brie Larson-starrer was a monumental feat for the MCU. Not long right after Evangeline Lilly's Wasp became the opening female superhero named in a Marvel title with 2018's Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel became the initial movie in the franchise to center solely on a lady superhero. It is also the opening of the studio's 21 releases to boast a lady director, with Anna Boden at the helm alongside Ryan Fleck.


As if we required more proof in a post-Wonder Woman world that girls can successfully kick ass on screen, behind the scenes, and in the box office, here we have it.


Captain Marvel is now showing in theaters.