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Ant-Man tops U.S. box office with second-lowest opening for a Marvel Studios movie, earns $114 million worldwide

July 19, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Marvel’s latest superhero adventure Ant-Man opened in cinemas worldwide this past Friday, dethroning Minions in the States and continuing Marvel’s perfect streak of number one domestic debuts with $58 million. Internationally, it added a further $56 million from 37 markets, for a global opening weekend of $114 million.

Ant-Man’s domestic debut is the second-lowest for Marvel Studios, beating out the $55 million opening weekend of The Incredible Hulk but falling short of the $65 million posted by Captain America: The First Avenger and Thor. However, it also has the lowest budget of any Marvel Cinematic Universe entry at a reported $130 million.

SEE ALSO: Read our reviews of Ant-Man here and here

In other news from the U.S. box office, Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck opening with $30.2 million to claim third place behind Minions and give Apatow his second-best U.S. opening behind Knocked Up ($30.7 million).

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Originally published July 19, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, US Box Office Tagged With: Ant-Man, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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