Despite Mixed Reviews, ‘Brave New World’ Has Carried the ‘Captain America’ Franchise to a Righteous New Box Office Total

Captain America: Brave New Worldhas already been one of the more divisive MCU entries in the post-Endgamesaga of the MCU, but the film still found success at the box office during its debut weekend in theaters. The fourth Captain America movie starringAnthony Mackieopened with $87.8 million at the domestic box office and $92.4 million from international markets for a worldwide total of just over $180 million, which is reported to be around the same as the production cost for the film. The success ofBrave New Worldhas helped lift the Captain America franchise, which was previously led byChris Evansas Steve Rogers, past the$2.4 billion mark globally, finally moving off its $2.2 billion total where it had been since the last Captain America movie in 2016.

Captain America: Brave New Worldhad the third-highest opening for a Captain America movie, with its $87 million domestic total beating onlyCaptain America: The First Avenger, which came in Phase 1 of the MCU and opened with $65 million, finishing with $370 million globally. As for the other two Captain America movies, they hold nearly $2 billion in collective gross between them.Captain America: The Winter Soldieropened to $95 million at the domestic box office in 2014, and it finished its theatrical run with a whopping $714 million worldwide. Then there’sCaptain America: Civil War, which plays more like an Avengers movie with its stacked cast. However, the film opened with $179 million domestically, more than double that ofBrave New World, and it left theaters after accruing more than $1.1 billion globally.

‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Ties In With Two MCU Movies

Fans have been clamoring for more connectivity from the MCU over the last few years, and Marvel certainly delivered that withBrave New World, even if it wasn’t what we had in mind.Brave New Worldserves as a sequel toThe Incredible Hulk, even bringing backTim Blake NelsonandLiv Tyleras Samuel Sterns and Betty Ross, while also introducingHarrison Fordas the new Thunderbolt Ross. The movie also directly ties in withEternals, the controversial 2021 MCU entry, by not only referencing but featuring the giant Celestial Tiamut as an integral part of the film.

Captain America: Brave New Worldis now playing in theaters everywhere. Stay tuned to Collider for futurebox office updates on the filmand find tickets below for a showtime near you.