For the past seven years, “The Hunger Games” and its sequel, “Catching Fire,” have stood as the largest box office openings for any film with a woman in the sole leading role. But now Marvel Studios could add that to their hoard of box office records as “Captain Marvel” gets ready to hit theaters worldwide this week.
Right now, independent trackers have the latest MCU film earning an opening weekend of as much as $145 million. But between the overwhelming interest in seeing the first Marvel solo female superhero movie and its connection to the even more anticipated “Avengers: Endgame,” analysts who spoke to TheWrap say there’s a chance that “Captain Marvel” could beat the female lead opening record of $158 million, which was set by “Catching Fire” in November 2013.