The Borne Legacy films are very popular films that have a famous cast and a high budget. They were most likely not worried about their distribution of the film, because their dedicated fan base would always support them. Additionally, because of their planned success theaters were eager to accept this film for the profit it would bring to the theater. 

Universal Pictures distributed the film and it premiered in New York City on July 30th, 2012. The release date, however, was not until August 10th. It grossed over 46.6 million worldwide opening weekend. It was in theaters for roughly a month. The digital release date was December 10th. Like Captain America, this movies blockbuster status and committed fan base contributed to its succes using standard release.