Captain America: Brave New World is approaching $300 million at the global box office, but a 68% drop in domestic revenue during its second weekend may make it hard for the MCU movie to break even.
According to Deadline, Captain America: Brave New World had a production budget of $180 million, and has a break-even point of around $425 million.
The Anthony Mackie-fronted action movie beat estimates with a $100 million domestic box office haul over the Presidents Day weekend, but with $28.2 million domestic during its second weekend, Cap’s 68% domestic box office drop is similar to that of 2023’s Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania, which ended up failing to break even.
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Captain America: Brave New World has now grossed an estimated $289.4 million globally ($141.2 million domestic and $148.2 million international after just two weekends, according to Comscore figures. The film earned $63.5 million worldwide over its second weekend.
And while Cap is clearly the biggest release of 2025 so far at theaters, it was hoped that its inevitable second weekend drop would be softer, given the lack of rival blockbusters in the near future. Senior Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian told 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, meanwhile, suggested Captain America: Brave New World will end up with about $450 million from the global box office.
Captain America: Brave New World launched amid poor reviews. IGN’s Captain America: Brave New World review returned a 5/10. We said: “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 parent company Disney will be hoping Captain America: Brave New World rebounds with enough staying power to reverse a negative trend for Marvel Cinematic Universe movies (apart from last year’s hugely successful Deadpool & Wolverine), and build momentum going into Thunderbolts* in May, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps in July.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at [email protected].
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