Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5270921-20140328193627/@comment-1895174-20140328223026

That't not entirely true. It has a staggered release date, being released in some territories earlier than others. With Cap 2, the US is right in the middle. Japan, the third largest market for Hollywood movies, is actually where the movie will be released last, almost two weeks after its US release. And the US still accounts for 1/3 of the worldwide gross (the second largest, China, only makes up 1/10 by comparison), so it has nothing to do with where they can make the most money. It all just comes down to what the right release window is.