Marvel’sCaptain America: Brave New Worldhas one advantage that may help it avoid theMCU’sAnt-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaandThe Marvelsbox office flops.Captain America: Brave New World’s conspiracy plotbrings together some seemingly unrelated aspects of the MCU.The Incredible Hulk’s Samuel Sterns and Thaddeus Ross a.k.a. Red Hulk fight Captain America instead of Hulk this time, andEternals' Tiamut will likely be the center of the conflict. Breaking an MCU trend,Captain America: Brave New World’s castdoesn’t include Chris Evans' Steve Rogers or Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes.
AlthoughCaptain America: Brave New Worldis an MCU thriller with little to no ties to the multiverse, its scope is much bigger than previousCaptain Americainstallments.Captain America’s fight against Red Hulk raises the movie’s stakes, especially considering the Gamma monster is none other than the MCU’s US President. But despite Captain America’s larger-than-life conflict,Captain America: Brave New World’s budget is considerably lower than other Multiverse Saga installments.
Captain America: Brave New World’s Budget Is Much Lower Than The Marvels And Ant-Man 3
Captain America: Brave New World’s Budget Seems Better Managed Than Previous MCU Flops
As reported byTHR,Captain America: Brave New World’s budget is around $180 million. This is more than $120 million less thanThe Marvels' $307.3 million andAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’s $330 million net budgets (not counting Disney’s tax credits and reimbursements).The Marvelsclaimed the title of lowest-grossing MCU movie everin 2023 with a worldwide gross of $206 million, andAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniagot very close with $476 million worldwide.
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Two weeks before its release,THRreports that early estimates predict a $90 million opening gross forCaptain America: Brave New Worldover the 2025 Valentine’s Day & Presidents Day weekend.The Marvelsbroke an unfortunate Marvel record with its $46 million opening weekend, andAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniadidn’t fare much better with a record-breaking 70% second weekend drop after its $106 million opening weekend.
Captain America: Brave New World May Not Be A Billion-Dollar Movie But It Can Still Succeed
Captain America: Brave New World Doesn’t Need To Earn As Much To Break Even
After low lows likeThe Marvelsand high highs likeDeadpool & Wolverine, it may now be more difficult for MCU movies to reach Infinity Saga numbers such asAvengers: Infinity War’s $2.048 billion andAvengers: Endgame’s $2.748 billion records. Nevertheless,Captain America: Brave New Worlddoesn’t have to match those numbers in order to be considered a successful release.Captain America: Brave New World’s worldwide box office is on track to fall below the $1 billion mark, but with a $180 million budget, crossing the $400 million mark would ensure its profitability.
I’m Genuinely Astounded It’s Been 4 Years Since The MCU Broke A Major Box Office Trend
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has narrowly missed once again breaking a key box office record that the franchise has some considerable history with.
PreviousCaptain Americamovies had similar projections and results.Captain America: The First Avengeronly grossed $370 million worldwide, but it had a budget of only $140 million.Captain America: The Winter Soldier’s budget only increased to $170 million, yet it grossed $714 million worldwide. Then,Captain America: Civil War’s budget increased a lot due to its huge cast, but its worldwide gross grew proportionately: a $1,151 box office against a $250 budget.Captain America: Brave New Worldcould preserve these proportions in 2025.
Captain America: Brave New World
Cast
Captain America: Brave New World (formerly titledNew World Order)marks Sam Wilson’s first MCU big-screen appearance as Steve Rogers' successor after receiving the suit and shield in Phase 4’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Anthony Mackie returns as the titular Avenger alongside Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres, Carl Lumby as Isaiah Bradley, and Tim Blake Nelson as The Incredible Hulk’s former ally Samuel Sterns. Harrison Ford makes his MCU debut replacing the late William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross.After meeting President Thaddeus Ross, Sam is caught in a global crisis. He must expose the mastermind behind a sinister plot before the world descends into turmoil. Captain America: Brave New World marks the big-screen debut of Sam Wilson as Captain America, and Harrison Ford makes his MCU debut, replacing the late William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross.
