Director
Joe
Johnston's
Captain
America:
The
First
Avenger,
which
has
received
favorable
reviews
from
film
critics,
has
knocked
off
Harry
Potter
and
the
Deathly
Hallows
2
from
the
domestic
Box
Office.
The
Chris
Evans-starrer
superhero
movie
has
landed
at
No.
1
with
its
opening
with
its
collection
of
$65.8
million.
Captain
America:
The
First
Avenger,
which
is
made
with
a
budget
of
$140
million,
has
raked
in
a
total
of
$65.8
million
at
the
North
American
Box
Office
in
its
first
three
days.
The
movie
attracted
male
moviegoers
(64%)
over
the
age
of
25
(58%).
Its
opening
collection
has
become
the
48th
largest
opening
for
a
comic
book
adapted
film
and
it
is
on
par
with
the
previous
superhero
movies
like
Thor
($65.7
million)
and
X-Men:
First
Class
($55.1
million).
Harry
Potter
and
the
Deathly
Hallows
2
has
now
been
pushed
down
from
the
top
to
the
runner-up
position
in
the
second
weekend.
The
last
installment
of
the
series
has
settled
at
the
second
place
with
$48.1
million.
Justin
Timberlake
and
Mila
Kunis
starrer
romantic
comedy
Friends
with
Benefits,
which
released
on
July
22,
has
landed
at
No.
3
with
$18.5
million.
The
following
is
the
list
of
top
ten
movies
in
the
Box
Office
chart:
Captain
America:
The
First
Avenger
-
$65.8
million
Harry
Potter
and
the
Deathly
Hallows
Part
2
-
$48.1
million