Marvel’s Ant-Man reached a box office milestone this weekend, with the superhero origin story crossing $400 million worldwide. By close of play yesterday, Ant-Man had earned $177.6 domestically, with a further $223.8 million from international markets giving it $401.4 million and counting.
In terms of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man has surpassed both The Incredible Hulk ($263.4 million) and Captain America: The First Avenger ($370.6 million), and with the film set to open in China next month, it should find itself overtaking 2011’s Thor ($449.3 million) in the coming weeks.
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Ant-Man sees Peyton Reed (Down with Love) directing a cast that includes Paul Rudd (I Love You, Man) as Scott Lang, Michael Douglas (Behind The Candelabra) as Dr. Hank Pym, Evangeline Lilly (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) as Hope Van Dyne, Corey Stoll (House of Cards) as Darren Cross / Yellowjacket, John Slattery (Iron Man 2) as Howard Stark, Hayley Atwell (Captain America: The First Avenger) as Peggy Carter, Anthony Mackie (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) as Sam Wilson / Falcon, Judy Greer (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) as Maggie, Bobby Cannavale (The Long Play) as Paxton, Michael Peña (American Hustle) as Luis, Abby Ryder Fortson (Togetherness) as Cassie Lang, David Dastmalchian (The Dark Knight) as Kurt, Wood Harris (The Wire) as Gale, T.I. (American Gangster) as Dave and Martin Donovan (Inherent Vice) as Mitchell Carson.
