'Captain America: Civil War' leads U.S. box office beating out 'Money Monster'

As reported by Entertainment Weekly and other news organizations "Captain America: Civil War," has won the hotly contested box office race this weekend beating out the new film by Jodie Foster "Money Monster," on Sunday, May 15, 2016.

"Captain America: Civil War," garnered $72.6 million during its second week in office. The film has earned a total of $295.9 million in North America. Remaining in second place and solidifying its place as one of the best films of 2016 is Disney's "The Jungle Book." The film earned an additional $17.8 million and has earned a total of $311.8 million during its run for the last five weeks. Debuting in third place is "Money Monster," a film by Jodie Foster and starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts. The film earned $15 million. Rounding out the top five are the horror film "The Darkness" and Garry Marshall's "Mother's Day," also starring Julia Roberts.

Next weekend watch to see if the new film "Angry Birds," will bring out all the players of this incredibly popular video game. Also debuting next week are "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising," starring Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne and the action flick "The Nice Guys," starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling.

Box office statistics from imdb.com