‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Scores Heroic $100 Million Weekend
Written by Tariq on February 17, 2025
Despite unfavorable reviews and terrible audience scores, the 35th entry in Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe arrived slightly above projections and ranks as the biggest opening weekend of the year. “Captain America: Brave New World” had a $88.5 million box office debut, with domestic ticket sales projected to climb to $100 million through the Presidents Day holiday on Monday. Anthony Mackie takes up the mantle as Cap from Chris Evans, who played the star-spangled Avenger in Marvel movies for nearly a decade. Directed by Julius Onah (“The Cloverfield Paradox), “Captain America: Brave New World” finds Mackie’s Sam Wilson at the center of international catastrophe after the presidential election of Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford). It’s also the fourth-best Presidents Day launch on record following 2018’s “Black Panther” ($242 million), 2016’s “Deadpool” ($152 million) and 2023’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” ($120 million). Overseas, “Captain America: Brave New World” collected an additional $92.4 million for a global start of $192.4 million through Monday. In the $180-million tentpole.
Source: Variety
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