Captain America's Global Box Office Nears $300M Despite 68% Domestic Drop

The much-anticipated Captain America: Brave New World is inching closer to the $300 million mark at the global box office. However, a significant 68% drop in domestic earnings during its second weekend might jeopardize the MCU film's ability to break even. With a hefty production budget of $180 million, the film needs to reach a break-even point of approximately $425 million, according to Deadline.

Over the Presidents Day weekend, the Anthony Mackie-led action flick surpassed expectations by raking in $100 million domestically. Yet, its second weekend saw a sharp decline to $28.2 million domestically, mirroring the performance of 2023's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which ultimately failed to break even.

After just two weekends, Captain America: Brave New World has amassed an estimated $289.4 million globally, with $141.2 million from the domestic market and $148.2 million internationally, as reported by Comscore. The film's worldwide earnings for the second weekend totaled $63.5 million.

Despite being the biggest release of 2025 so far, the film's substantial second-weekend drop was unexpected, especially given the absence of competing blockbusters in the immediate future. Paul Dergarabedian, a senior analyst at Comscore, commented to Variety, "This is the new normal for Marvel movies. There’s still no denying these movies have appeal. But a second weekend drop of 68% reflects less audience enthusiasm than you’d expect from Marvel."

Deadline predicts that Captain America: Brave New World will ultimately gross around $450 million globally.

The film's launch was met with lukewarm reviews, with IGN's Captain America: Brave New World review giving it a modest 5/10 score. Our review stated, "Captain America: Brave New World feels neither brave, nor all that new, falling short of strong performances from Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, and Carl Lumbly."

Marvel Studios and its parent company, Disney, are banking on Captain America: Brave New World to regain momentum and reverse the recent downward trend for MCU films, excluding the success of last year's Deadpool & Wolverine. The hope is to build anticipation for upcoming releases like Thunderbolts* in May and The Fantastic Four: First Steps in July.