DHAKA: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ held off a strong debut by ‘Rio 2’ at North America’s box office, muscling out the wild menagerie to retain top spot.

Data showed Monday, The Straits Times publishes this report on Tuesday.

The latest big-screen blockbuster featuring the iconic Marvel superhero took in US$41.3 million over the weekend, figures from box office tracker Exhibitor Relations said.

The performance kept it just ahead of another sequel, animated children’s movie ‘Rio 2’, a follow-up to the 2011 hit about a family of blue macaw parrots.

The movie, which features the voices of Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway in the lead roles, took in US$39.3 million during its debut.

BDST: 0827 HRS, APR 15, 2014