Sun Apr 20, 2014 6:38 pm
Captain America: The Winter Soldier has won at the US box office again.
The Chris Evans sequel beat competition from Rio 2 and other new releases to spend a third consecutive week at number one.
The Marvel Studios film took $26.6m over the weekend to bring its domestic total to over $200 million, while its global total now stands at $586 million.
Rio 2 took $22.5m in second place. Greg Kinnear's Heaven is for Real claimed the highest new entry at number three, taking $21.5m.
Meanwhile, Transcendence underperformed this weekend, with ticket sales of $11.15m. The Johnny Depp film was made on a budget of $100m, and was expected to open to $21m.
A Haunted House 2 filled the last spot in the top five with $9.1m, while Draft Day dropped 39.7% to take $5.9m, and Divergent earned $5.75m in seventh place.
Oculus, Noah and God's Not Dead also featured in this week's top ten.
The US weekend box office top ten for April 20 is as follows:
1. (1) Captain America: The Winter Soldier - $26,612,000
2. (2) Rio 2 - $22,500,000
3. (-) Heaven is for Real - $21,500,000
4. (-) Transcendence - $11,150,000
5. (-) A Haunted House 2 - $9,100,000
6. (4) Draft Day - $5,900,000
7. (6) Divergent - $5,750,000
8. (3) Oculus - $5,202,000
9. (5) Noah - $5,000,000
10. (7) God's Not Dead - $4,801,000