Austin, Texas (CNN Business) Disney's Marvel Studios' latest superhero film was unstoppable in its worldwide box office debut this weekend. That includes an $89 million opening in China — the world's second largest movie market. Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, "Captain Marvel" is the first Marvel film to be directed by a woman and the first to feature a female superhero in the lead. "Captain Marvel" is the 21st Marvel Studios film, going back to 2008, a year before Disney bought the franchise. 1 at the North American box office on their opening weekends.

Source: CNN March 10, 2019 16:52 UTC