--- description: The record-breaking superhero sequel earned $26 million domestically, beating out the Johnny Depp sci-fi thriller "Transcendence" title: Box Office: 'Captain America' Dominates for Third Week in a Row image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Captain America_ Dominates Box Office for Third Week in a Row  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 20, 2014 8:57 PM CUT  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 20, 2014 8:57 PM CUT The superheroes of _Captain America: The Winter Soldier_ are victorious once again, topping the box office for the [third consecutive week](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US%5FBOX%5FOFFICE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT "undefined") and earning $26 million domestically, according to Sunday studio estimates. The movie, which stars Chris Evans as the titular comic-book character and Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, became the biggest April release ever when it earned more than $96 million domestically its opening weekend, the Associated Press reports. Sci-fi thriller _Transcendence_, starring Johnny Depp, opened in fourth place this weekend with $11 million. The movie, which was directed by Christopher Nolan’s longtime cinematographer, Wally Pfister, marked Depp’s third underwhelming box-office performance after _The Lone Ranger_ and _Dark Shadows_. “As we approach the summer movie season, box-office drawing power becomes more about the concept of the movie rather than its star,” Rentrak senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian told the AP. “It may not have been so much \[about\] Johnny Depp, but audiences right now like brands that they know.” _Rio 2_ claimed the No. 2 box-office spot, while the religious-themed _Heaven Is for Real_ took third place this Easter weekend. \[[_AP_](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US%5FBOX%5FOFFICE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/69662/captain-america-winter-soldier-box-office/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/69662/captain-america-winter-soldier-box-office/"},"headline":"Captain America Dominates Box Office for Third Week in a Row","datePublished":"2014-04-20T20:57:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:24:10.016Z","description":"The record-breaking Captain America sequel earned $26 million domestically this weekend, beating out the Johnny Depp sci-fi thriller Transcendence and continuing its complete command of moviegoers' wallets for a third straight week","url":"https://time.com/69662/captain-america-winter-soldier-box-office/","keywords":["movies","Hollywood","Scarlett Johansson","Box-office","Chris Evans","Captain America","Johnny Depp"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/69662/captain-america-winter-soldier-box-office/","name":"Captain America Dominates Box Office for Third Week in a Row"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Johnny Depp Flops Again with Transcendence","description":"As the box office weekend comes to a close, Johnny Depp struggles, Captain America wins again and faith films continue to do well.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/tH9Uozwt/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-04-20T22:50:27.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/tH9Uozwt.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/69662/captain-america-winter-soldier-box-office/","duration":"PT2M3S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/69662/captain-america-winter-soldier-box-office/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```