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A battle brewed at the box office all weekend long, but the first Avenger emerged victorious. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" captured the crown and posted its second win.

The current box office champion is still riding high at the box office but some birds are flying by to drop in on the party.

Stephen Colbert, who will replace David Letterman on "The Late Show," has released a statement regarding the character he plays on Comedy Central and his new gig.

Take a story ripped from today's headlines and mix it with the ideals of the first avenger and the result is a commanding box office win. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" beat expectations and soared with $96.2 million, setting an April record.

With a whopping $37 million Friday, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" could approach $100 million when the weekend is done. Many estimates have it now at $90-95 million. It has redefined the records books for April already.

"Noah" swept to the top on controversial waters to the tune of $44 million. Last weekend's winner, "Divergent," came in second with a solid $27.7 million.

London - A collection of works by LS Lowry sold for £15.2 million ($25 million, 18.2 million euros)at a London auction, with a painting of Piccadilly Circus topping the night's bidding at £5.1 million.

Vienna - An Austrian businessman offered Monday to sell his renowned 7,000-work contemporary art collection to the state for 86 million euros ($118.5 million) to save his stricken international home improvement chain."My wife and I are ready to hand over the en...

"Divergent" devoured the competition, as expected, at the box office. Shailene Woodley and Theo James take over in fine fashion as plenty of factions showed up to see them.

UPDATE #2: It looks like "Divergent" will reap around $53-58 million for the weekend as the next trilogy is born. It took in $22.8 million on Friday.