The next few days will be quite crucial forCaptain America: Brave New World. The movie opened strong, but wasn’t able to capitalize on the lack of direct competition in the subsequent days of its release. It’s now sitting neither here nor there; it isn’t an outright bomb, but it isn’t a major hit yet either. In its third weekend of release, the fourth installment inthe Captain America franchise— the first to feature starAnthony Mackiein the central role — is passing two milestones. Its performance this weekend will determine if it has enough super serum in its veins to pass the original film,Captain America: The First Avenger, at the global box office.
Even if it does, it’ll be a rather hollow victory, considering the fact thatThe First Avengerdebuted nearly 15 years ago.Brave New Worldhas nowgenerated over $150 million domestically, and as we speak,is passing the $300 million mark worldwide. By comparison, the first Captain America film concluded its run with $176 million domestically and $370 million worldwide. Against contemporaryMarvel Cinematic Universestandards, the movie under-performed. But the MCU was hardly as monolithic as it would one day become.
On a positive note,Brave New Worldrecently overtookThe MarvelsandThe Incredible Hulkto escape from the lowest spot in the MCU’s rankings. The movie is certainly close enough to the bottom of the barrel as far as reviews are concerned.Brave New Worldcurrently sits at a “rotten” 49% approval rating on the aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, which is only marginally higher than the MCU’s worst-rated movie,Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Widely considered to be an under-performer as well, evenQuantumaniawas able to gross over $470 million worldwide in its theatrical run, albeit against a reported budget of more than $300 million.
The Captain America Franchise Has Grossed Over $2.5 Billion Worldwide
Brave New World, on the other hand, issaid to have cost $180 million to produce. It’s still the lowest-grossing installment of the Captain America series, which is led byCaptain America: Civil War. Released in 2016, the movie made over $1.1 billion globally and earned a 90% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Its predecessor,Captain America: The Winter Soldier, made over $700 million worldwide in 2014, and earned a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score as well. you may watchBrave New Worldin theaters, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
Captain America: Brave New World
