A brave new world may be in trouble at the box office

It may take a month and a half, but in 2025 it was only 2025. Thanks to the combination of Valentine’s Day and the Presidential Day, Marvel Studios “Captain American: Brave New World” had a damn wonderful discovery. He ultimately entered $ 88.5 million over the weekend, and the total amount of the states that are taken into account on Monday after joining Monday. It is also despite the competition from the family “subington in Peru.

Abroad, the contribution of Director Julius Ona to the Cinematographic Universe Marvel brought $ 92.4 million for a global start of $ 180.9 million. In terms of records after post- “Endgame” “Brave new world” opened better than “Marvels” ($ 46.1 million)“Eternal” ($ 71.2 million), “Shan-chi and legend about ten rings” ($ 75.3 million) and “Black Widow” ($ 80.3 million). Unfortunately, none of these films was opened by hits, though “Shan-chi” was certainly qualified success on the Covid-19 curve. This, in turn, leaves us in an uncertain area.

In principle, “brave new world” noted “good but not big” start Anthony Mack as our new Captain America on the big screen. For the production of $ 180 million, the following weeks will determine the fate of this film. It is sad to say that we have reason to believe that these weeks can be unfriendly to the movie. Let’s go into these reasons, right?

Not that it always matters, but for reasons we will look at a little deeper, critical reactions seem more important than if -no for McU. With this reviews on “Captain America: a brave new world” cannot be ignored. From this writing, the film has a 50% critical approval on Rotten Tomatoes. /Jeremy Matthei movie in his own review “Brave New World”, He called it “a safe, unforgettable rehash.”

On the side of the film, only two other McU records ever received “rot” class from the site, and “Eternal” (47%) and “Ant-Man and Wasp: Quantumania” (46%) also perform this difference. This is not a big company regarding commercial prospects. “Eternal” ended their mileage just over $ 400 million worldwideWhile “Quantumania” brought $ 476 million worldwide, that was barely enough to make it profitable. It gives us some idea of ​​where the last Marvel can land when everything is said and done.

Even at the highest level, when absolutely everything goes correctly, with opening below $ 90 million, the ceiling is on the territory of “Dr. Strand” ($ 677 million worldwide). But we are quite far from everything that goes right, so the “brave new world” is probably earning up to $ 500 million than $ 700 million.

As always, viewers are a greater defining factor when it comes to developing a hit. The critics did not like the “poison”, but the audience liked it, so she starred as a rocket. Unfortunately, Marvel does not seem to receive much help from general moviegoers. “Brave New World” has scored b- on cinemascore, which is the lowest in MCU history. Cinemasc So to put it mildly, it’s not very.

On Rotter Tomatoes, however, the “brave new world” has 80% audience rating. This is definitely better than a critical rating but it is also on the low side for Marvel Studios related to “The marvels” (ending as the smallest McU movie, somedayTaking only $ 200 million worldwide). Yes, there are McU pandemic films such as “Ant-Man and Wasp” and “Iron Man 3”, which were scored below for the audience on Rotten Tomatoes, but then this franchise could not miss. In the world in which we now live, the bar for someone to leave the sofa is raised. The blows will still appear at the opening of the weekend, but the compulsion of others will appear in the following weeks, it is very difficult.

The fact is that McU is not a mandatory cultural power plant that it was before. The Marvel name can be very useful, but it only guarantees success up to a certain moment. Good name Marvel is definitelyBut then this movie fell off the rock. Something similar happened to Eternals, though its fate was not so gloomy. This is a more mixed bag, especially when evaluating the COVID-19 curve.

In any case, the “brave new world” will check how far the name of Marvel can take it. Of course, he has a big star in Harrison Ford, who took over like Thunderbolt Ross, but is it enough to help prevent a serious drop in the coming weeks? Contrary to the $ 180 million budget, which does not take into account marketing, this movie probably has to earn almost $ 550 million worldwide. If the true word from the lips of everyday cinemas is soft, it will be difficult.

It does not help that the audience is less invested in Captain Sam Wilson than in Steve Rogers, whom Chris Evans played almost ten years before he retired after the events of “Avengers”. To change this, it really needs to become a “mandatory” movie with sensitive noise. So far, the reactions to the “brave new world” has largely called it “excellent”. This may not be enough.

Another important factor to consider is that “Captain America: Brave New World” will have competition on the horizon. In North America, The following weekend “Monkey” Oz Perkins “Monkey” gets to the theater. Will this feloping horror challenge the latest for Marvel Crown? Probably not. But it’s just a part of the equation. Do not forget that the “sublington in Peru” scored high marks with the audience and eventually may have long legs. In addition, in March everything will become much more competitive with the arrival of things such as “Mickey 17” and “Snow White”.

More importantly, foreign audiences are very important for the success of this film. In China’s massive blockbuster “Ne-Zha 2” dominates the conversation by pulling $ 1 billion over the record time. This film threw a shadow over the “brave new world” in the country where Marvel’s last debut amounted to only $ 10.5 million. For contrast, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” ($ 845 million) earned $ 27.5 million over the weekend in 2023. It is also easy to understand how this number-navals becomes harder and harder to reach. MCU movies, such as “Brave New World”, are very expensive and require a reliable global audience to make sure they make sense financially.

It was for sure for some time, but at times as it is repeated: the era of the alleged domination, when it comes to films about superheroes, it is good and really over. It was true even for Marvel since then 2023, when “Quantumania” and “The Marvels” were both mostly disappointed in theaters. In the same year, DC also suffered mass failures with “Shazam! Fury of the Bods”, “Blue Beetle” and “Flash”. The overall noun is that these films were met with lack of enthusiasm. This does not mean that people did not like them, but there was no so sensitive, chatter.

From the Flip, “Deadpool & Walverine” 2024 became a $ 1.3 billion hit It is by creating this mandatory noise view. The spectators finally loved Dedpool and Wolverine Valid to unite with a film about friendship. It was a large hook on which Marvel put. “The brave new world”, on the other hand, meets with a reception that comes down to “this is normal”. In 2025, this is usually not enough to do the job.

Does this mean that this movie is eventually going on a pit? Not necessarily. But the deck is stacked against it on the basis of evidence in recent years. McU can no longer rest on the laurels. This must deliver the goods to the real, or it becomes uncertain.

“Captain America: Brave New World” now in cinemas.