Early box office tracking forCaptain America: Brave New Worldindicate a debut domestic opening ranging between $81-107 million. This report fromBox Office Theoryalso places the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s total domestic haul at a range of $195 million to $280 million. These numbers are fairly standard among previousCaptain Americafilms, with the notable exception ofCaptain America: Civil War. According toBox Office Mojo, the firstCaptain Americafilm opened on the lower end at $65 million, whileCaptain America: The Winter Soldierdebuted with a $95 million domestic weekend gross.
Captain America: Civil Warbroke this trend with a massive $179 million domestic opening, but it is worth noting that this installment in the franchise hadthe star power of the entireAvengerscast, as well as the first MCU appearances of Black Panther and Spider-Man. As such,Captain America: Brave New Worldmay not measure up to the heights of theCaptain Americafranchise, but it will probably be a median performer in terms of its domestic opening.
Aside from its comparison to other MCU films,Captain America: Brave New Worldis likely to outperform its primary competition for its opening weekend,Paddington in Peru. The latter film is projected to earn between $16-25 million during its first three days in theaters, meaning that the former will likely claim the top box office slot that weekend.
What Captain America 4’s Box Office Projections Mean
Captain America: Brave New World’searly box office numbers indicate that the film will have a modestly successful opening weekend.This latest MCU film will likely not reach the heights ofDeadpool & Wolverine, which had an opening weekend of $211 million, but it will likely land in the range of previousCaptain Americafilms. Moreover, it is projected to avoid underperfoming during its debut weekend, asThe Marvelsdid with its opening domestic gross of $46 million.
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However, another consideration isCaptain America: Brave New World’soverall projected domestic gross.Captain America: The First Avengermade $176 million, andCaptain America: The Winter Soldiermade $259 million, whileCaptain America: Civil Warmade $408 million, all domestically.It is unrealistic to expect thatCaptain America: Brave New Worldwill doCaptain America: Civil Warnumbers,but otherwise, the film is tracking to be on par with the rest of the franchise.
Our Take On Captain America 4’s Box Office Projections
There is good and bad news withCaptain America: Brave New World’sprojections. The positive thing is that Anthony Mackie taking over as Captain America from Chris Evans doesn’t appear to be negatively affecting the film’s box office tracking. Alternatively, the film could still be a flop, as it hasa reported budget of around $350 million to $375 million. Whether or not this is a problem will depend on howCaptain America: Brave New Worldperforms overseas, as the domestic haul is not projected to cover the production costs.
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.
